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Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Communication & Connectivity

Lead ML architecture and implementation for Airbnb's Messaging & Notifications, building recommendation engines, ranking systems, and LLM-powered experiences while mentoring engineers.

244k – 305k
Remote12+ YOEML Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement advanced machine learning solutions including recommendation engines, ranking systems, intent detection models, and integration of intelligence into existing platforms
  • Lead efforts to harness Large Language Models (LLMs) to create transformative AI experiences
  • Shape initiatives from inception to production in Messaging and Notifications domain
  • Envision, champion, and support development of novel ML systems, product integrations, and performance optimizations
  • Lead, mentor, challenge and grow software engineers and applied scientists
  • Raise the AI/ML skillset within the organization through teaching and mentoring

Requirements

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a Principal or Senior Staff Engineer role with ownership over large-scale software systems
  • Background in design and development of scalable AI and ML systems and services
  • Passion for building ML-powered products
  • Experience owning and fostering engineering maturity in multiple organizations
  • Proactive, curious, excellent communicator, and inspiring colleague/coach/mentor

Skills

Machine LearningLLMsRecommendation SystemsRanking SystemsIntent DetectionAi SystemsScalable SystemsPythonDeep LearningNatural Language Processing

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