Snap Inc.

Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Marketplace

Snap Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Palo Alto • California • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $276,000 - $414,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Drive the technical roadmap of our Ad Marketplace and Pacing teams, advancing the sophistication of our systems, optimize ad spend and delivery, and make our auction more efficient.
  • Design, implement, and scale machine learning models and control systems to efficiently and optimally run our ad marketplace.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to set and align on machine learning strategies to meet company objectives.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest technology in machine learning and apply this knowledge to tackle complex problems in innovative ways.
  • Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products or services.
  • Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management.
  • Provide technical direction that influences the entire ML community.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of post-Bachelor’s machine learning experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 8+ year of post-grad ML experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 5+ years of post-grad ML experience.
  • 2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization.
  • Experience developing and shipping performant and scalable machine learning models for recommendation or ranking use cases.
Benefits
  • paid parental leave
  • comprehensive medical coverage
  • emotional and mental health support programs
  • compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
machine learningmodel developmentscalabilityad optimizationcontrol systemsperformance tuningrecommendation systemsranking algorithmstechnical leadershipdata analysis
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationstrategic alignmentproblem-solvingadvocacy for best practicesinfluencecross-functional teamworkinnovationtrade-off evaluationoperational excellence
Certifications
Master's degree in a technical fieldPhD in a related technical field