Data Scientist Intern, Ads Performance

Key Skills

Analytical and Problem solving, Data Analytics, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Machine learning techniques, Optimization, SQL

Job Description

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:

• Moloco Company Blog

• Moloco Leadership

• Moloco Newsroom

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.