# Staff Software Engineer - AI Applications at MOLOCO

- Company: MOLOCO
- What the company does: Moloco’s AI advertising platform bids into a trillion auctions a day so apps and retailers can find, convert, and grow customers at global scale.
- Company website: https://www.moloco.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-20
- Apply by: 2026-12-04
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/moloco/jobs/7982507003?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/moloco-staff-software-engineer-ai-applications/

## About the role

This role is part of the AI Applications team, an extension of Moloco's generative AI initiative. This team sits higher in the AI stack, closer to the user, and focuses on the delivery layer rather than infrastructure. The primary mission is to build AI-powered products and tools that: Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience building or leading the buildout of internal AI platform capabilities: key management, spend caps, permissioning, hosting for AI-developed apps
- Track record of leading a SaaS rationalization or "build vs. buy" effort involving AI-first custom replacements
- Experience redesigning a critical business workflow (not just automating a task) around AI — e.g., recruiting, customer lifecycle, planning/forecasting
- Prior experience in a platform or infra-adjacent role that also required strong product instincts
- Public or internal thought leadership on agent architectures, evals, or applied LLM engineering practices
- Comfortable operating with minimal process, setting technical direction in a greenfield environment, and shaping team practices as they scale

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