Senior Software Engineer, Ads Quality

Moloco; Edison (CA); On-site; USD 159,800 - 259,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Disability coverage (short & long term

Life insurance

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Thrive Day off per quarter

12 paid holidays per year

Job summary

Moloco is seeking an experienced engineering tech lead to act as a vertical lead, connecting engineering, data science, product, sales, marketing, and customers to improve performance end to end.

You will own problems from advertiser pain points to cross‑functional execution and contribute hands‑on across Moloco’s stack, including bidding logic and advertiser‑facing surfaces. This role requires senior, hands‑on engineering leadership with strong communication across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Senior, hands‑on engineer with leadership experience.
• Ability to lead large, ambiguous initiatives end to end.
• Proven ability to influence across technical and non‑technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead vertically focused quality initiatives from concept through launch, measurement, and iteration.
• Own problems end to end from advertiser pain points to cross‑functional execution.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Science, Engineering, TPM, Sales, Marketing, and customers.
• Translate customer needs into product and engineering priorities.
• Represent technical and product context for advertisers to align on performance improvements.
• Contribute hands‑on across Moloco's stack including bidding logic and advertiser surfaces.

Skills

Senior engineer

Lead initiatives

Cross-functional leadership

Ads/Ad tech experience

Strong communicator

Job description

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.

Salary ranges are grouped by region:

• Region A (Menlo Park, New York, SF Bay Area, New York Metro): $188,000 – $259,440 USD
• Region B (Seattle, Los Angeles/Orange County, San Diego, Austin, Boston, Washington DC Metro, Miami): $169,200 – $233,496 USD
• Region C (All other U.S. locations): $159,800 – $220,524 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.

Equal Opportunity

Creating a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion and belonging is core to our existence. To reach our goals, diversity of talent and thought is a critical component of how we operate as an organization. Our workforce is our superpower, and we know that fostering a culture of inclusion, authenticity, and belonging gives us the greatest opportunity to achieve our vision to become the scaling engine for the Internet economy.

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