Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Circle
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Anywhere in the World
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Help build the discovery feed — the core recommendations engine that powers how consumers find creators, products, and communities that help them grow.
- Partnering closely with Circle’s CEO and co-founders to execute on a vision that redefines discovery in the creator economy.
- Designing, implementing, and iterating on large-scale ML systems — from embeddings and ranking models to experimentation frameworks — to reach product/market fit.
- Using data, experimentation, and engineering intuition to make fast, high-quality decisions that unlock transformational consumer experiences.
- Obsessing over the craft, quality, and performance of the algorithms that turn Circle Discover into a household name.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years focused on machine learning, data, or recommendation systems.
- Experience building or scaling feeds, ranking systems, or large-scale consumer-facing ML products.
- Strong proficiency in backend and data engineering skills — from system design to productionizing ML models.
- Deep understanding of consumer app dynamics and what drives product/market fit in discovery and recommendation experiences.
- The curiosity and drive to learn fast, experiment aggressively, and thrive in a highly dynamic environment.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with a certain level of ambiguity, especially when learning and picking up new technologies when projects require it.
- Strong alignment with our values, find our values on our career page if you haven’t read up on them yet.
- You are proficient in English (spoken, written, and reading) at a CEFR Level C2 / ILR Level 5.
Benefits
- Fully remote: work from anywhere in the world!
- Autonomy and trust to do your job: we care about outcomes over everything else.
- Paid time away: all employees are given 35 days of PTO annually. We also offer a paid sabbatical after 5 years.
- Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup equity no matter where you are in the world.*
- Awesome medical coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement options where applicable!*
- Parental leave for parents expanding their family, or just starting one.
- Home office stipend to help you get up and running.
- Learning & development stipend to help you level up your professional skills.
- Annual bonus potential for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission.
- Company retreats: Twice a year, the Circle team gets together for a fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world! We’ve had past retreats in Colombia, Portugal, and Mexico, with more planned on the horizon.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningdata engineeringrecommendation systemsbackend engineeringsystem designproductionizing ML modelslarge-scale ML systemsembeddingsranking modelsexperimentation frameworks
Soft Skills
curiositydrive to learnability to experimentadaptabilitydecision-makingquality obsessionperformance focusthrive in ambiguityfast-paced environment comfortstrong alignment with values