Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Sunnyvale, California

Harnham
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Remote

Up to $350,000 + Equity

A rapidly growing tech company dedicated to behavioral modeling and personalization is on the hunt for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to spearhead a talented team. This company utilizes one of the largest consented behavioral datasets in the US to create innovative, private-by-design AI solutions for renowned global brands and platforms.

Join a team of experienced ML professionals from leading companies and collaborate with major cloud partners to launch cutting-edge AI products. In this critical role, you will be instrumental in building and scaling ML-powered solutions, with a primary emphasis on ad optimization and recommendation systems.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, and deploy comprehensive machine learning models aimed at ad optimization, personalization use cases, and recommendation systems.
  • Create ML pipelines and production systems that leverage rich behavioral insights to enhance user experience and yield business ROI.
  • Collaborate with product and R&D teams to formulate and implement impactful, ML-first product strategies.
  • Drive experimentation and model assessments in a dynamic, data-intensive setting.
  • Contribute to establishing scalable infrastructure using tools like Airflow, Spark, and CI/CD platforms.
  • Work cross-functionally to bring innovative ML products from concept to market and continuously enhance them post-launch.
  • Stay updated on emerging ML techniques in RecSys, behavioral modeling, and model optimization.
Qualifications:
  • Master's or PhD in a STEM discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience in constructing and deploying machine learning systems in commercial environments.
  • Robust expertise in AdTech or recommender systems (RecSys) with a solid grasp of personalization, targeting, or user intent modeling.
  • Hands-on proficiency with orchestration tools (Airflow, Bazel), data infrastructure (Spark, SQL, Scala, or Python).
  • Solid understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD and production model monitoring.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Databricks) and ML tools (MLFlow, TensorFlow, Kubernetes).
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, paired with a product-oriented perspective.
  • A proactive mindset with a readiness to tackle challenges-ideal for a fast-paced startup atmosphere.
Compensation and Benefits:
  • $300,000 - $350,000 base salary
  • Significant Equity & Financial Upside
  • Fully Remote (with optional hybrid opportunities in Boston, SF Bay Area, Seattle, NYC)
Application Process:

If you're excited about this opportunity, please submit your CV.

Essential Skills:

Machine Learning Engineering, AdTech, Personalization, Recommender Systems, MLOps, CI/CD, Airflow, Spark, Python, AWS

Date Posted: 02 May 2025
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