Senior Software Engineer, Ads Quality

About Moloco:

Moloco is an AI-native performance advertising company, bringing the power of AI advertising to the open internet. Founded in 2013 by machine learning engineers who had built AI advertising systems inside the world's largest technology companies, Moloco began from a shared mission: to build that same engine for the open internet.

Today, Moloco is one company with two businesses, built on the same compound AI system. Moloco Ads is our AI-native performance advertising platform, helping mobile app marketers acquire, retain, and re-engage high-value users across the open internet. Moloco Commerce Media is our AI-native retail media platform, enabling retailers and marketplaces to turn their platforms into thriving ad businesses. Both are powered by CARA (Compound Ad Recommendation Architecture) , the AI system behind every Moloco product.

At Moloco, we bring together those who've already solved hard problems and those with the drive to. Here, we work on some of the complex problems in AI advertising, at a scale and level of sophistication very few companies can offer. Come build what's next.

About the team

Help advance Moloco’s Ads Quality systems so advertisers achieve stronger performance and end users see more relevant, trustworthy ads. This role elevates the precision, fairness, and efficiency of our machine learning–driven ad marketplace across Moloco’s products.

This role is for an experienced engineering tech lead who can act as a vertical lead: someone who can connect the dots across engineering, data science, product, sales, marketing, and customers to improve performance end to end.

The Opportunity

Lead vertically focused quality initiatives from concept through launch, measurement, and iteration

Own problems end to end, from identifying advertiser pain points to driving cross-functional execution across the stack

Partner closely with Product, Data Science, Engineering, TPM, Sales, Marketing, and other stakeholders to ensure solutions are technically strong and commercially impactful

Translate customer and market needs into product and engineering priorities

Step into ambiguous, fast-moving situations and improvise effectively when new constraints or opportunities emerge

Represent the technical and product context for key advertisers, helping internal teams and external partners align on how to improve performance

Contribute hands-on across Moloco’s stack, with exposure to areas such as bidding logic, advertiser-facing product surfaces, and quality systems

Help incubate new ideas, run experiments, and turn successful vertical learnings into scalable product capabilities

Communicate clearly and persuasively, bringing partners along the journey and building alignment across a broad set of functions

How Do I Know if the Role is Right For Me?

Senior, hands-on engineer

Proven ability to lead large, ambiguous initiatives end to end

Strong communicator who can influence across technical and non-technical audiences

Comfortable operating with more breadth than depth, and switching between strategic, technical, and operational work as needed

Track record of driving outcomes directly through both technical contribution and coordination

Strong preference for ads or ad tech experience

Experience working on ads quality, traffic quality, search quality, feed quality, or adjacent quality-focused systems

Experience leading a vertical, domain, or product area where success depended on aligning multiple teams around customer and business outcomes

Experience in environments where rapid experimentation, analysis, and ideation are core to the way teams work

Compensation & Benefits

U.S.-based employees have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and well-being benefits and perks. U.S.-based employees also receive up to 12 scheduled paid holidays per calendar year and one Thrive Day off per quarter. Additionally, all employees have Flexible Time Off (FTO).

The successful candidate may be eligible for a bonus and equity awards. Eligibility and amounts are determined by performance and the terms of the applicable plans.

The location for this role is listed above. For base pay range purposes, location-based compensation is grouped into the following regions. Your region is determined by your assigned work location.

Region A: Menlo Park Office, New York Office, SF Bay Area, New York Metro Area

Region B: Seattle Office, Seattle, Los Angeles/Orange County, San Diego, Austin, Boston, Washington DC Metro Area, Miami

Region C: All other U.S. locations

Salary Ranges:

Region A: $188,000 — $235,000 USD

Region B: $169,200 — $211,500 USD

Region C: $159,800 — $199,750 USD

Supporting Your Best Work and Your Best Life:

Our benefits are designed to support our people in doing their best work and living well, at work and beyond. Benefits vary by country, employment type, and eligibility. Connect with a recruiter to learn more about benefits in your region.

Moloco Values:

Lead with Humility: Everyone’s voice is respected, valued, and heard. We win, lose, and learn together. Accountability and feedback are essential to our success.

Uncapped Growth Mindset: We see all situations as opportunities to learn, grow, and improve as individuals and as an organization. We seek diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and promote experimentation to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

Create Real Value: We pursue the most impactful opportunities with intensity and rigor. We take intelligent risks and make disciplined trade-offs to maintain deep focus. We help our customers win by delivering durable value.

Go Further Together: We’re one team working towards one vision. We collaborate proactively and inclusively, involving the right people at the right time and in the right way. We strive to create a more equitable workplace. We won’t let each other fail.

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