Manager, Machine Learning Engineering, Embedding Platform

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We're looking for a Machine Learning Engineering Manager to join the Embedding Platform team at Snap!

What you’ll do:

• Lead a team of machine learning engineers and software engineers in developing signals, models, embedding evaluation and monitoring for user understanding and content understanding to improve downstream ranking models for ads, content and user growth teams

• Define the overall architecture of the embedding platform, ensuring dev velocity, scalability, quality, and reliability

• Drive rapid iteration without compromising quality: work closely with infrastructure engineers to build robust machine learning infrastructure to support user understanding and content understanding

• Work with ranking teams closely to adopt user understanding and content understanding based embeddings to improve ranking quality.

• Perform design and code reviews to raise technical excellence bar

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Deep understanding of machine learning approaches, algorithms and their application to recommender systems

• Experience setting the direction for teams focused on improving user understanding, content understanding, or ranking models

• Strong management and mentorship skills, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail

• Ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally

• Proficiency in managing and solving ambiguous problems
   

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s in a related technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of experience

• 8+ years of ML industry experience

• 2+ years of experience leading machine learning teams that focus on ranking and/or recommendations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with recommendation, content understanding, or user understanding systems.

• Experience working with large-scale machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, Caffe2, PyTorch, Spark ML, or related frameworks

• Experience working with distributed systems

• Experience working with machine learning, ranking infrastructures, and system designs

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

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