Remote Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Description:

• Lead a team of 3-5 ML engineers building next-generation personalization and optimization systems.
• Balance hands-on technical work with team leadership, driving both technical excellence and business impact.
• Architect multi-stage ranking systems (retrieval → ranking → re-ranking).
• Define a technical roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Drive improvements in model quality, system reliability, and development velocity.
• Establish best practices for model development and deployment.
• Partner with product, data science, and engineering teams.
• Contribute hands-on to critical model development, with 50% of the role focused on coding.

Requirements:

• 7+ years in ML engineering, with at least 2+ years leading technical teams.
• Deep expertise in large-scale personalization systems.
• Experience with modern ML architectures, including two-tower, transformer-based, and graph neural networks.
• Strong system design skills for ML infrastructure.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical decisions.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships and project delivery.
• A BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to make an impact in a profitable, high-growth company.
• Work within a diverse and inclusive team and culture.
• Be part of a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Join a high-performing, entrepreneurial team in a vibrant location.