Senior Software Engineer - Ads Infrastructure - Moloco Commerce Media

Moloco; Edison (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Disability coverage

Well-being benefits

Flexible Time Off

Thrive Day off

Job summary

Moloco is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to shape the reliability, scalability, and performance of the Commerce Media platform. You will drive foundational infrastructure and SRE practices that enable product teams to move quickly while maintaining a highly available and secure environment.

With 5+ years in software engineering or SRE, you will operate large-scale systems on AWS/GCP, use Docker/Kubernetes, and apply IaC tools like Terraform and Helm.

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional software engineering or SRE experience.
• Experience operating large-scale distributed systems on public cloud platforms (GCP or AWS).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (Terraform, Helm).
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Go, Java, or Python).
• Ability to break down complex reliability problems into iterative improvements.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve highly available, scalable infrastructure for Commerce Media services across cloud environments.
• Build and automate CI/CD, deployment, and configuration management pipelines to improve release safety and developer velocity.
• Develop and operate observability frameworks (metrics, logs, traces, dashboards) for deep visibility into systems.
• Champion reliability practices such as SLOs, capacity planning, incident response, and post-incident reviews.
• Collaborate with product engineering, data, and security teams to meet performance and SLAs.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as code

Programming in Go/Java/Python

Incident management

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Job description

About Moloco:

Moloco builds some of the most powerful AI advertising solutions in the world. Our name—short for "machine learning company"—reflects our core mission: democratizing access to the advanced AI that has historically been reserved for tech giants. Led by machine learning pioneers who built some of the most successful ad systems at Google, including YouTube's monetization engine and key search advertising technologies, we're transforming how businesses grow and compete in the digital economy.

Built with AI from day one, Moloco’s planet-scale machine learning platform powers a suite of solutions for advertising growth and monetization. Moloco Ads is an AI-powered platform that delivers real business outcomes for mobile app marketers through performance-based user acquisition. Moloco Commerce Media enables retailers and marketplaces to build revenue-generating ad businesses that balance user experience and advertiser performance.

Moloco is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in Seattle, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Beijing, Singapore, Gurgaon, Tokyo, Shanghai, London, Tel Aviv, and Berlin.

Moloco is a truly rewarding place to work and in an exciting period of growth, which you could be a part of.

The Impact You’ll Be Contributing to Moloco

Help shape the reliability, scalability, and performance of Moloco’s Commerce Media platform, ensuring our customers can run mission-critical retail media and commerce advertising at global scale. In this role, you’ll drive foundational infrastructure and SRE practices that enable product teams to move quickly while maintaining a highly available and secure environment.

The Opportunity

• Design and evolve highly available, scalable, and cost-efficient infrastructure for Moloco Commerce Media services across cloud environments.
• Build and automate resilient CI/CD, deployment, and configuration management pipelines to improve release safety and developer velocity.
• Develop, refine, and operate observability frameworks (metrics, logs, traces, alerting, dashboards) that provide deep visibility into Commerce Media systems.
• Champion reliability-focused practices such as SLOs, capacity planning, incident response, and post-incident reviews for critical Commerce Media workloads.
• Collaborate with product engineering, data, and security teams to architect infrastructure solutions that meet performance, compliance, and customer SLAs.

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

• Bring 5 years of professional software engineering or SRE experience, including ownership of production systems at scale in a cloud environment.
• Operate large-scale distributed systems on public cloud platforms (commonly GCP or AWS) using containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Leverage infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (for example Terraform, Helm, or similar) to define, manage, and version-control infrastructure.
• Apply strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language (such as Go, Java, or Python) to build tools, services, and automation for infrastructure and reliability.
• Navigate ambiguous, evolving requirements by breaking down complex reliability or scalability problems into iterative, measurable improvements.
• Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders—such as product engineers, data engineers, and security and operations teams—to align infrastructure choices with Commerce Media business goals.
• Lead or significantly contribute to incident management, on-call operations, and continuous process improvements that raise the reliability bar for critical customer-facing services.

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.

• 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

Moloco Thrive: Benefits and Well-Being

We take care of you and create the conditions for you to do the best work of your career. Through a lens of inclusion, we offer innovative benefits that empower our employees to take care of themselves and their families so they can do the best work of their lives.

Moloco Values

• Lead with Humility: Everyone’s voice is respected, valued, and heard. With humility, we become more open and accessible to each other. 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 rigor and integrity. 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 mission and 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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• Moloco Leadership
• Moloco Newsroom

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