Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Dev Platform Data and Discovery
Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Dev Platform Data and Discovery at Reddit in Remote (United States). UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.
Day-to-day expectations
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- Lead projects from concept, design, implementation, to rollout, ensuring the highest quality and performance.
- Identify opportunities to enhance ranking capabilities by diving deep into our platform and understanding the needs of our customers.
- Design and develop applied machine learning models for modeled personalization, game taxonomy, and more, from ideation to production deployment.
- Collaborate with data scientists, product managers and backend software engineers.
- Mentor junior team members, share knowledge, and contribute to the technical growth of the team. Provide guidance on machine learning best practices and methodologies.
- Conduct A/B tests and experiments to iterate and fine-tune algorithms and models.
What a strong candidate brings
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- 7+ years of experience in a relevant industry or academic background, preferably in a quantitative/modeling or highly scalable computing environment.
- Prior experience with personalized feed ranking.
- Proven track record of delivering complex machine learning projects from conception to deployment, preferably in real-world applications.
- Ability to lead and mentor machine learning engineers or data scientists.
- Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to innovate and stay updated with the latest advancements in machine learning and AI.
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- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k Match
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days off
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