Principal Core Science Machine Learning Scientist

Paramount

Principal Machine Learning Scientist driving personalization algorithms for Paramount's streaming services. Leading technical innovation in ML architecture and foundational models development.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $234,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PyTorchRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the technical direction for Personalization Foundation Models
Build shared libraries and foundational components for ranking and retrieval systems
Implement performance-critical components in Rust
Design the orchestration and reasoning logic for agentic personalization components
Shape the roadmap for Core Science and Applied ML groups

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in ML research and systems engineering
Mastery of PyTorch and Rust
Deep experience with inference optimization (Triton)
Published research in Foundation Models or Agentic Systems (preferred)
Experience building or contributing to AI Kernels (preferred)
PhD in Computer Science or related field (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
401(k) plan
life insurance coverage
disability benefits
tuition assistance program
PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

RustPyTorchinference optimizationFoundation ModelsAgentic SystemsAI Kernelsperformance-critical componentsranking systemsretrieval systemsorchestration logic

Certifications

PhD in Computer Science