LLM-Powered Local Intent Data Scientist

NewsBreak; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NewsBreak is seeking an experienced ML Engineer in Mountain View, California, focused on developing systems that understand local consumer intent. You will engage in crafting models for query understanding and semantic search, enhancing the recommendation features powered by LLMs.

The ideal candidate has substantial experience (5+ years) in machine learning, particularly with production-grade models, embeddings, and intent classification. Join a dynamic team at a unicorn-status organization dedicated to innovating local news delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Applied Scientist or ML Engineer.
• Production experience shipping models for real users.
• Hands-on experience with embeddings and semantic search.

Responsibilities

• Build models for query understanding and user intent.
• Design and construct interest graphs for local categories.
• Integrate LLMs into consumer scale search features.
• Define metrics and run experiments for intent quality.

Skills

Query understanding

Intent classification

Semantic search

Natural Language Understanding (NLU)

Tools

LLMs

Embeddings

Data scale solutions

Job description

NewsBreak is seeking an experienced ML Engineer in Mountain View, California, focused on developing systems that understand local consumer intent. You will engage in crafting models for query understanding and semantic search, enhancing the recommendation features powered by LLMs.

The ideal candidate has substantial experience (5+ years) in machine learning, particularly with production-grade models, embeddings, and intent classification. Join a dynamic team at a unicorn-status organization dedicated to innovating local news delivery.