Snap Inc. · 1 month ago
Research Scientist, User Modeling and Personalization
Bellevue, Washington
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$173K/yr - $259K/yrSnap Inc. is a technology company that focuses on improving communication through innovative products. They are seeking a Research Scientist to lead projects in user modeling and personalization, develop scalable prototypes, and collaborate with engineering teams to enhance user experiences.
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Responsibilities
Lead research projects in the user modeling and personalization domains, including generative modeling, recommendation systems, information retrieval, and efficiency
Build scalable research prototypes and evaluate them in large-scale machine learning scenarios
Share your expertise with teammates and interns
Publish your findings at top conferences
Partner with engineering teams to deliver your technology to millions of Snapchatters
Qualification
Required
PhD in a related technical field such as computer science, machine learning, or mathematics or equivalent years of practical work experience
Strong familiarity with PyTorch, and hands-on experience with distributed (multi-node and multi-GPU) machine learning model training, inference and experimentation
Experience applying language models in the context of generative search, ranking and/or personalization
Track record of publications (first-author preferred) in top machine learning, information retrieval or language venues (e.g. ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, KDD, RecSys, SIGIR, WSDM, ACL, COLM, etc.)
Strong technical knowledge of machine learning, information retrieval, personalization, and state-of-the-art deep learning literature
Demonstrated ability in defining, leading and executing challenging research projects
Strong computer science fundamentals, problem-solving and engineering skills (Python, PyTorch)
Pragmatic, hands-on approach to research with a drive to build working prototypes rather than solely rely on theoretical exploration
Proven ability to mentor interns, students and junior researchers
Preferred
Experience with large-scale machine learning problems in an academic or industrial research lab, or equivalent open-source experience
Experience with large-scale data processing, collection or synthesis using machine learning frameworks on Enterprise Cloud solutions like Google Cloud, AWS, and/or Azure
Familiarity with post-training, preference optimization, working with large-scale search or recommendation interaction data, and recommender systems
Demonstrated ability to transform cutting-edge research into tangible product improvements
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
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
Company
Snap Inc.
Snap is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.
Founded in 2011
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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