Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Search)
$157.5k/y-$230k/y
Scribd, Inc.3 days ago
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Summary
Scribd, Inc. is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Search) to join their team in Boston, MA. The role involves leading the design, architecture, and optimization of high-impact machine learning discovery features for millions of users.
About the Role
As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be responsible for leading complex, cross-team projects from conception to production deployment. You will drive the technical direction for end-to-end, production-grade ML systems, develop services for high-traffic pipelines, and mentor other engineers while establishing best practices for scalable ML systems.
About You
Required:
- 6+ years of experience as a professional ML engineer or software engineer with a proven track record of delivering production ML systems at scale.
- Proficiency in at least one key programming language (preferably Python or Golang).
- Expertise in designing and architecting large-scale ML pipelines and distributed systems.
- Deep experience with distributed data processing frameworks (Spark, Databricks, or similar).
- Strong cloud expertise (preferably GCP; also AWS and/or Azure) and experience with deployment platforms (ECS, EKS, Lambda).
- Experience with embedding-based retrieval, large language models, and advanced information retrieval systems.
- Experience working with Search systems like query parsing and query intent classification.
- Proven ability to optimize system performance and make informed trade-offs in ML model and system design.
- Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
Benefits
- 100% paid healthcare insurance coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision) for employees.
- 12 weeks paid parental leave.
- Short-term/long-term disability plans.
- 401k/RSP matching.
- Onboarding stipend for home office peripherals + accessories.
- Learning & Development allowance and programs.
- Quarterly stipend for Wellness, WiFi, etc.
- Mental Health support & resources.
- Free subscription to the Scribd Inc. suite of products.
- Referral Bonuses.
- Book Benefit.
- Sabbaticals.
- Company-wide events.
- Team engagement budgets.
- Vacation & Personal Days.
- Paid Holidays (+ winter break).
- Flexible Sick Time.
- Volunteer Day.
- Access to AI Tools for productivity enhancement.
Scribd, Inc.
Scribd, Inc. is a multinational technology company focused on the written and spoken word. Our three brands — Everand™, Scribd®, and SlideShare® — deliver knowledge, information, and inspiration to billions of people across the globe.
Boston, MA