Own end-to-end design and execution of ML-based targeting products like auto targeting, user lookalikes etc.
Drive research direction and technical roadmap for complex projects, lead day to day project execution, and contribute meaningfully to team vision and strategy
Be a thought leader for the team and collaborate closely with product managers and cross-functional partners to develop and prioritize the roadmap based on data analysis, industry research and product research
Research, implement, test, and launch new model architectures for retrieval using deep learning (GNNs, transformers, two tower models, LLMs) with a focus on improving advertiser outcomes
Provide mentorship to junior MLEs
Own offline & online experimentation of ML models for improving targeting products
Work on large scale data systems, and product integration
Collaborate closely with multiple stakeholders cross product, engineering, research and marketing

Requirements

Tech lead experience in a product ML team driving the research and technical direction to improve business outcomes using applied ML
Experience with ads retrieval modeling, ranking or recommendation systems
Experience with deep learning models for retrieval (two tower, GNNs, transformers, LLMs)
8+ years of end-to-end experience of training, evaluating, testing, and deploying machine learning models
5+ years of experience building machine learning models with Tensorflow/Pytorch
Experience with large scale data processing & pipeline orchestration tools like Spark, Dataflow, Kubeflow, Airflow, BigQuery
Experience working with nearest-neighbor search systems is a big plus
Experience working with cross functional stakeholders across research, product & infrastructure to productize ML research
Experience with deep learning, representation learning or transfer learning is preferred
Tech lead experience in a product team is strongly preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
401k with Employer Match
Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
Family Planning Support
Gender-Affirming Care
Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
Generous Paid Parental Leave

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningdeep learningads retrieval modelingranking systemsrecommendation systemsTensorFlowPyTorchdata processingpipeline orchestrationmodel evaluation

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationmentorshipstrategic thinkingcommunication