Machine Learning Engineer

About the Role

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand. The Revenue Engine team works to understand the fundamental economics of the mobile ad tech marketplace, including the elasticity of demand and the effects of competition.

A team of machine learning engineers, software engineers, and data analysts develops theories, validates those theories with experiments and analyses, and uses the learnings to build production systems that improve outcomes for Liftoff and its advertisers.

Responsibilities

• Build statistical models and production systems to balance advertiser performance with business goals.
• Tune optimization parameters, measure internal competition, and model dynamic environments.
• Design and run experiments to validate theories underpinning the mobile ad tech economy.
• Develop applications in the areas of advertiser budget retention and growth, optimal margin allocation, and bidding innovations.
• Collaborate with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds as well as peers across the broader company (e.g., Operations, GTM).
• Use strong communication skills (verbal and written) to explain statistical and machine learning concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Be part of an “engineering excellence” culture through state-of-the-art tools, risk-driven testing, explainable systems, and design/code review.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Economics, or a related field.
• Industry experience applying economics or machine learning to large-scale problems.
• Solid engineering and coding skills.
• Excellent team communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with ad tech is a plus.

Location & Travel

The preferred location for this role is within California. We are a remote-first company with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter to foster collaboration, communication, and team building.

Pay

Base compensation will vary based on the candidate's location and experience. The following are our base salary ranges for this role:

• SF Bay Area, Los Angeles/Orange County, NYC, Seattle: $235,000 - $275,000
• All other cities and towns in our approved states: $215,000 - $255,000

Benefits

Liftoff offers a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Additional benefits may include medical coverage, wellness stipends, and other perks based on location.