CareerPlan

Senior Applied Scientist, Product

Menlo Park - OfficeFull-time$160k–$235k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10

Core

Drive performance improvement in the AI-native performance advertising platform through data-driven insights, scientific solutions, and deep analysis of the ads ecosystem.

Role type

Senior Applied Scientist (Product Analytics)

Builds

AI advertising platform (Moloco Ads) and retail media platform (Moloco Commerce Media)

Domain

AI advertising, performance marketing, machine learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Advanced degree in CS/Mathematics, 4+ years engineering/applied science experience, optimization of market prices, ML systems, large dataset analysis, metric framework design, algorithm implementation, experimentation, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Understanding of ads ecosystem (supply, demand, bidding), cause-and-effect analysis, system health diagnosis

Technologies

ML systems, ad auctions, user interaction data

Responsibilities

Conduct deep-dive analysis to influence R&D decisions and strategies; Build metrics to measure campaign health; Evaluate ads system health and diagnose issues; Implement and evaluate new algorithms and features; Analyze massive datasets to uncover insights and guide modeling decisions; Collaborate with product and engineering to iterate on experiments and roadmaps; Improve reliability and efficiency of online prediction systems