NewsBreak · 5 hours ago
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation & AI Platform
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$230K/yr - $300K/yr
8+ years expNewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy, recognized for its innovative workplace. They are seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to provide technical leadership for their recommendation systems and AI initiatives, focusing on defining technical direction and driving the adoption of AI technologies.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design of next-generation recommendation system architectures at scale
Drive best practices for model lifecycle management, experimentation, and system reliability
Partner with product, infra, and data teams to align technical strategy with business goals
Own complex initiatives across retrieval, ranking, re-ranking, and multi-objective optimization
Lead the application of LLMs and foundation models in recommendation, content intelligence, and user modeling
Evaluate emerging AI technologies and guide their adoption into production systems
Champion AI-native development practices, including LLM-assisted coding, experimentation, and analysis
Help establish standards and shared tooling for AI-driven engineering
Lead 0–1 AI initiatives, from ideation and technical validation to production rollout and scaling
Ensure successful prototypes evolve into maintainable, scalable platforms
Qualification
Required
8+ years of industry experience building large-scale ML or recommendation systems
Deep expertise in recommendation systems and applied machine learning in production environments
Strong system design skills and the ability to influence architecture across teams
Proven track record of technical leadership and cross-team collaboration
Preferred
Demonstrated success applying LLMs or foundation models to recommendation or content systems in production
Experience leading 0–1 AI platform or product initiatives
Passion for improving engineering velocity through AI-assisted development workflows
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
Paid time off and paid holidays
Paid parental leave
FSA and commuter benefits programs
Team activity budget
Company
NewsBreak
NewsBreak is the leading platform that connects people with the information that truly matters, through technology
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (28)
2024 (6)
2023 (7)
2022 (10)
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2020 (12)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$147.6MKey Investors
Francisco Partners
2021-01-07Series C· $115M
2019-09-26Series B· $11M
2017-05-11Series B· $7.6M
Leadership Team
Jeff Zheng
Founder & CEO — we are hiring!
Corey Frankel
Strategic Partner Manager
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