Staff Machine Learning Engineer

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Liftoff, you will:

• Develop and maintain machine learning models that are integral to our production decision-making system and directly influencing business outcomes.
• Adopt or build new technologies for training and serving ML models (e.g. support large models, increase developer velocity, etc)
• Monitor the latest ML research for functional ideas that the team could try.
• Optimize ML Pipelines – Build and scale efficient pipelines for real-time and batch processing.
• Model Monitoring & Improvement – Track performance, detect drift, and automate retraining.
• Use strong communication skills (verbal and written) to explain statistical and machine learning concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborate with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds.
• Be part of an “engineering excellence” culture through state-of-the-art tools, risk-driven testing, explainable systems, and code review.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of industry experience applying Machine Learning (including neural networks) to large scale problems.
• Experience with Recommendation Systems
• Hands on experience with deep neural networks in production at scale.
• Solid engineering and coding skills.
• Track record of well-developed execution and timely delivery of projects.
• Sets ego aside in pursuit of finding the best solution, no matter where it comes from.
• B.S. or higher in Machine Learning, Math, Physics or similar. PhD a plus.
• Experience with AdTech is a solid plus

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Location:

This role is eligible for full-time remote work in one of our entities: CA, CO, ID, IL, FL, GA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NV, NY, OR, TX, UT, and WA.

We are a remote-first company with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Travel Expectations:

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Compensation:

Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Base compensation will vary based on the candidate's location and experience.

The following are our base salary ranges for this role:

• SF Bay Area, Los Angeles/Orange County, NYC, Seattle: $225,000 - $275,000
• Olympia, Austin, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Boston: $210,000 - $255,000
• All other cities and towns in our approved states: $210,000 - $255,000

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