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Reddit, Inc. · 4 hours ago

Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$266K/yr - $372K/yr
date15+ years exp

Reddit is a community of communities that facilitates open conversations among users. They are looking for a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead their Relevance team, focusing on enhancing the search experience and building a large-scale system for relevant search results.

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Responsibilities

Delivers on technical initiatives that have significant company-wide impact
Sets technical direction for the broader ML and Search teams at Reddit, able to identify opportunities and influence strategy for all of Reddit
Mentors and grow Staff and Senior Staff engineers
Create a strong healthy engineering culture

Qualification

Machine Learning systemsSearchRecommendationLarge scale systemsCross-functional collaborationUser experience focusHigh empathyCommunication

Required

15+ years of industry experience building systems for relevance driven products
Subject matter expert in Search, recommendation, and ML systems, able to solve complex problems in these domains that few others can
Deep understanding of how to build a sustainable software systems at a large scale engineering organization
Experience in influencing larger (100+ engineers) organizations on technical direction/best practices
Experience working with cross-functional teams such as design, product, business & data teams to deliver great experiences
Strong focus on user experience, usability, scalability, reliability and quality. You are an undying advocate for the user, and you have a deep intuition for how people & machines interact with software at scale
High empathy, excellent communication skills, and the ability to find compromise working across the entire engineering org

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

Company

Reddit, Inc.

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Reddit is the heart of the internet, where millions of people get together to talk about any topic imaginable.
dateFounded in 2005
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.redditinc.com

H1B Sponsorship

Reddit, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (99)
2024 (63)
2023 (76)
2022 (70)
2021 (68)
2020 (39)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.33B
Key Investors
FidelityVy CapitalTencent
2024-03-21IPO
2021-08-12Series F· $410M
2021-02-08Series E· $367.95M

Leadership Team

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Steve Huffman
CEO
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Chris Slowe
CTO
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Recent News

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Reddit Raises $50 Million, Plans to Share Stock With Community Members
2025-12-30
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Reddit Gets $50 Million in Venture Funding
2025-12-30
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Reddit Closes $50M Funding
2025-12-30
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