About Moloco: 

Moloco is a machine learning company empowering organizations of all sizes to grow and unlock the full value of their unique first-party data, elevating the traditional path to performance advertising. While the largest technology companies have proven the speed and scale of ad-targeting utilizing data— the same robust performance powered by machine learning has previously been unavailable beyond their platforms. 

That's where Moloco steps in. With Moloco's powerful combination of cutting-edge machine learning technologies, we play a unique and visible role in shaping the digital economy, all while allowing companies to stay independent and scale.

An industry leader at the nexus of machine learning, performance marketing, and visionary product infrastructure, Moloco is advancing the advertising technology industry. We ranked #95 in the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies for 2022. We ranked #91 among Deloitte’s 2021 Fast 500 and have been certified by 91% of the company via Great Places to Work. Check us out on Glassdoor and be sure to get an inside look at working at Moloco on Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube

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

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 to how we operate as an organization. Our workforce is our superpower, and we know that fostering a culture of inclusion, authenticity, and belonging will allow us the greatest opportunity to carry out our mission -- to empower businesses of all sizes to grow through operational machine learning.

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!

The Impact You'll Be Contributing to Moloco:

  • Moloco Ads: Data Science team’s mission is to drive building the best-in-class Moloco Ads products with data. As a Data Scientist intern in the Moloco Ads team, you will work on performance improvement of existing Moloco Ads products as well as building a new product by providing data-driven insights and scientific solutions.
  • Moloco Commerce Media: Moloco Commerce Media enables marketplaces to leverage the recent advances in AI for delivering tailored ads to relevant users, driven by first-party data. The Data Science team supports growth by supporting the launch of new features through modeling, algorithmic and analytic excellence. As a data scientist within Moloco Commerce Media, you will be tasked with designing the entire “data-driven” ad-delivery ecosystem including ranking, retrieval, pricing, and bidding processes. Also, you will have the opportunity to solve several important challenges related to ML algorithms, mathematical optimizations, and A/B testings, etc. 

Here’s what you’ll be working on:

  • Data mining: providing refined data as input to machine learning algorithms by closely working with data pipeline and machine learning infrastructure engineering teams.
  • Data analysis: analyzing and visualizing data from lots of mobile apps to provide insights to existing and future campaigns using standard tools including SQL and charting libraries.
  • Data validation: verifying the first party data we obtain from ad exchange and the third party mobile app tracking solutions so that our campaign models get trained with accurate data.
  • Strategy Optimization: researching the advanced optimization approach through a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end ranking, retrieval, and bidding systems.
  • System Design: designing and implementing the internal Ad serving simulation tool for hypothesis testing and impact estimation using python.

Minimum Requirements:

  • able to complete an internship of at least 3-6 months
  • Bachelor's degree in data science related field required, Master's degree preferred and PhD welcomed.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.
  • Great communication skills required
  • Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Economics and Computer Science majors preferred.
  • Experience in SQL or other data analytics language preferred.
  • Knowledge in statistical machine learning models preferred.
  • Programming experience with any language preferred.
  • Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects at a time while paying attention to detail.
  • Fast learner and self-initiative personality.

Preferred:

  • Knowledge of business and industry in general, more preferably experienced to ad tech companies

** This position does not support work-from-home arrangements.

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 which empower our employees  to take care of themselves and their families so they can do the best work of their lives. For an overview of our global benefits, click here

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. 

Additional Resources: 

Equal Opportunity: 

Moloco is an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex and gender, gender expression and gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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