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Snap Inc.

Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Snap Inc., Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and scale critical machine learning components and services to support Snap’s most strategic initiatives

Advance the core ML capabilities and design, implement, and scale the overall architecture of the recommendation systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on machine learning strategies to meet company objectives

Stay up-to-date with the latest technology in machine learning and apply this knowledge to tackle complex problems in innovative ways

Collaborate with leadership to up-level the ML tech stack and improve the performance of the organization

Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products or services

Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management

Provide technical direction that influences the entire company

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Strong understanding of machine learning and deep learning approaches and algorithms, and their applications to advertising, recommendation, and/or search domain

Experience setting the direction for a team whose primary output is online ranking / recommendation models

Ability to design, train, and optimize advanced machine learning models

Excellent programming and software design skills

Ability to proactively learn new concepts and technology and apply them at work

Skilled at solving ambiguous problems and leading and executing complex technical initiatives

Strong collaboration and mentorship skills

Minimum Qualifications

BS in technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience

11+ years of post-Bachelor’s machine learning experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 10+ year of post-grad ML experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 7+ years of post-grad ML experience

4+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization

Experience with GPU/TPU inference and optimizations

Preferred Qualifications

Masters/PhD in a technical field such as computer science

Experience leading teams and driving technical roadmaps

Experience working with machine learning, recommendation and ranking systems, or vector similarity search

Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or related deep learning frameworks

Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Ray, NoSQL solutions, Memcache/Redis, Google/AWS services

Experienced in MLOps and managing production machine learning lifecycle

Compensation In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC): The base salary range for this position is $334,000-$500,000 annually.

Zone B: The base salary range for this position is $317,000-$475,000 annually.

Zone C: The base salary range for this position is $284,000-$425,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Snap is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. provides comprehensive benefits including paid parental leave, medical coverage, mental health support programs, and compensation packages that enable employees to share in Snap’s long-term success.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please provide us some information.

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