Senior Staff ML Engineer
$240k/y-$310k/y
Grindra day ago
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Summary
Grindr is seeking a Senior Staff ML Engineer to join their team in Palo Alto, CA. The role involves architecting and overseeing large-scale machine learning systems to enhance user connections on their AI-native platform.
About the Role
As a Senior Staff ML Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting and scaling recommendation systems, leveraging LLMs to process conversation data, and providing technical leadership across teams. You will prototype and ship production-ready ML solutions while integrating emerging AI tools to keep Grindr's tech stack ahead of the curve.
About You
Required:
- 10+ years of experience building ML systems with a focus on 0-to-1 system development and platform-scale architecture.
- Proven ability to deliver at scale, with fluency in Python and popular ML frameworks.
- Experience using data and deployment technologies such as Snowflake, Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Spark, and PySpark.
- Experience building machine/deep learning models with frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras.
- Experience with any public cloud environment - AWS, GCP, or Databricks.
Preferred:
- Expertise in building and maintaining LLM workflows for nuanced, human-driven tasks.
- A track record of leading the development of recommendation platforms.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, outcome-driven environment with cross-functional collaboration.
- Proven history of setting technical direction and driving adoption of ML systems across organizations.
Benefits
- Full premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for you; partial coverage for dependents.
- Up to $200,000 in fertility and family-building support.
- 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
- Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
- Industry-leading gender-affirming care with up to 90% cost coverage.
- Flexible vacation policy and two company-wide rest weeks per year.
- Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting.
Grindr
With more than 13.5 million monthly active users in virtually every country in the world, Grindr has grown to become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community since its launch in 2009. The company continues to expand its ecosystem to enable gay, bi, trans, and queer people to connect, express themselves, and discover the world around them. Since 2015 Grindr for Equality has advanced safety, health, and human rights for millions of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 100 community organizations in every region of the world. Grindr is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York City. The Grindr app is available on the App Store and Google Play.
Palo Alto, CA