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.
About the job
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 Learning, LLMs, Recommendation Systems, Ranking Systems, Intent Detection, Ai Systems, Scalable Systems, Python, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing
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