Uber Technical Lead - Consumer Ads
$254k - $325k USD
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, Bangalore, 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. Join us today and apply now!
We’re looking for an experienced Principal Engineering Lead to spearhead some of the most critical initiatives across the Moloco Ads, starting with our new Consumer Ads business. This is a high-impact, hands-on technical role with broad impact and influence across engineering, product, and business strategy.
You'll shape both the technical direction and business vision for Consumer Ads, collaborating cross-functionally to define the roadmap and deliver core ad capabilities. This role blends deep technical expertise with strong product and business acumen. You’ll work closely with PMs, business leaders, and engineers across multiple surfaces including SDK, Frontend, Supply, Demand, Creative, and ML.
This is a great fit for someone who thrives on launching new business lines, scaling systems, and growing high-performing teams across orgs.
What You'll Do:
- Serve as the Uber Tech Lead for strategic initiatives across Moloco Ads
- Drive the conception and launch of new ad capabilities by leading and aligning stakeholders across product, ML, and engineering
- Shape the technical and career growth of engineers across multiple teams
- Lead strategic thinking around SDK evolution, ad delivery systems, creative optimization, and publisher integrations
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Engineering Leader across multiple teams, ideally in adtech
- Background in consumer-facing Ads, especially in areas like:
- Brand Ads, Shopping or Retail Ads
- Fintech, Freemium, or Consumer Apps Ad ecosystems
- Strong familiarity with platform-scale ad tech, such as supply, real-time bidding, user segmentation, campaign optimization, innovative ad formats and creatives.
- Excellent systems design and coding skills; comfortable navigating cross-org complexity and distributed infrastructure
- 10+ years of hands-on software development experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Preferred Experience:
- Built or worked with:
- DSPs, SSPs, Mediation Layers, or Ads Exchanges
- Ad SDKs (development and/or integration)
- Track record from top adtech companies (e.g., Google Ads, Amazon Ads, Meta Ads, The Trade Desk)
- Experience operating as an engineering thought partner to Product and Business teams
Here is what you need to succeed:
- Proven track record as the technical lead for large, multi-quarter engineering initiatives that shape org-wide strategy
- Experience building new business initiatives and subsequent technical strategies in collaboration with x-fns (PM, UX, Business) and multiple engineering teams.
- Strong high-level system design capabilities
Our Compensation And Benefits (for United States Residents Only)
In accordance with various state laws, the range provided is a reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. We also offer a competitive benefits package.
Base Pay Range:
$254,000—$325,000 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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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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