Yahoo · 7 months ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$128K/yr - $267K/yr
5+ years expYahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to develop and optimize machine learning models and systems, build reliable pipelines for deployment, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to leverage data for business impact.
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Responsibilities
ML Implementation: Develop and optimize machine learning models and systems that solve business problems efficiently at scale
Production Deployment: Build reliable pipelines for training, evaluating, and deploying ML models to production environments
Model Performance: Implement monitoring solutions to track model performance and data quality in production
Feature Engineering: Design and develop robust features for machine learning models using large-scale data processing frameworks
Experimentation: Conduct A/B tests to measure the impact of ML models and features on key business metrics
Cross-team Collaboration: Work effectively with data scientists to operationalize research models and with product teams to integrate ML capabilities
Technical Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation for ML systems, models, and processes
Best Practices: Apply ML engineering best practices including version control, testing, and reproducibility to all projects
Model Optimization: Improve model efficiency, latency, and resource utilization for production environments
Problem Solving: Troubleshoot and resolve issues with data pipelines and model serving infrastructure
Knowledge Sharing: Participate in technical discussions and share knowledge with the broader engineering organization
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years focused on machine learning engineering
2+ years of experience implementing and deploying ML models to production environments
Strong proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn
Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and their ML services
Solid understanding of data processing frameworks (Spark, Beam, or equivalent)
Strong knowledge of ML fundamentals: supervised/unsupervised learning, evaluation metrics, feature engineering
Experience with ML operations including model versioning, monitoring, and continuous deployment
Proficiency in SQL and working with large datasets
Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical ML solutions
Experience collaborating with data scientists and product teams
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or related technical field
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Benefits
Healthcare
401 (k) savings plan
Company holidays
Vacation
Sick time
Parental leave
Employee assistance program
Backup childcare
Education stipends
Company
Yahoo
Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Verizon Media.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.8MKey Investors
SoftBank GroupSequoia Capital
2021-05-03Acquired
1996-04-12IPO
1995-11-30Series B· $4.8M
Leadership Team
Monica Vorn Mijaleski
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Gupta
SVP Finance / Chief Treasury Officer
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