Machine Learning Engineer, Answers Relevance

Reddit; United States; Remote; USD 217,000 - 322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with employer match

Global benefits programs

Family planning support

Mental health & coaching

Job summary

Reddit is hiring Senior and Staff Machine Learning Engineers for the Answers Relevance team. You will lead ML projects from idea to production, collaborating with Product, Data Science, and Engineering across recommendations, search, and AI systems.

You’ll work on large-scale ML systems, with emphasis on retrieval, ranking, embeddings, and LLM-powered features. A strong background in ML production and collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• 4–12 years of experience building, deploying, and operating ML systems in production.
• Broad knowledge of ML fundamentals and production experience.
• Experience developing and productionizing models with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face Transformers.
• Python required; Golang a plus.
• Experience with ML data pipelines, feature engineering, model training/serving, and production monitoring.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with a track record of delivering measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve large-scale ML systems, including retrieval and ranking, embeddings, and LLM-powered features.
• Set technical direction and deliver measurable user and business impact.
• Work with partner teams to shape product and technical roadmaps.
• Evaluate new AI/ML approaches and support responsible LLM development.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to long-term ML planning.

Skills

4–12 years experience

ML fundamentals

Python

Golang

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Hugging Face Transformers

Production ML systems

Communication skills

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Hugging Face Transformers

Python

Golang

Job description

Machine Learning Engineer, Answers Relevance

Remote - United States

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com .

At Reddit, machine learning sits at the heart of how millions of people discover, connect, and engage with the world’s largest collection of human conversations. From “How do I fix a leaky faucet?” to “What should I watch next?”, the Answers Relevance team leverages AI to connect people with the real-world wisdom of Reddit communities. We’re hiring Senior and Staff Machine Learning Engineers to make Answers smarter, more relevant, and more helpful. Our SOTA AI systems helps surface the right conversations, but the heart of Answers is still people helping people ~ Redditors sharing what they know with each other!

What You’ll Work On
You’ll lead ML projects from idea to production, partnering with Product, Data Science, and Engineering across recommendations, search, messaging, and AI systems.

You don’t need experience in every area listed below. A background in a few may make you a great fit!

• Recommendations, search, content understanding, or large-scale data and ML infrastructure
• RAG systems, retrieval methods, LLM evaluation, or production LLM features
• Agentic AI, such as tool calls, MCPs, multi-agent systems, or orchestration
• Self-hosted open-weight models such as Qwen or Llama; prompt engineering, fine-tuning, post-training, or prompt optimization
• Improving grounding, instruction following, and hallucination; evaluating retrieval and generation quality
• Scaling LLM systems, including latency, caching, and cost; safety measures for prompt injection and unsafe inputs
• Defining product success metrics, feedback loops, and evaluation approaches, including human review

What You’ll Do

• Build and improve large-scale ML systems, including retrieval and ranking, embeddings, and LLM-powered features
• Set technical direction and deliver measurable user and business impact
• Work with partner teams to shape product and technical roadmaps
• Evaluate new AI/ML approaches and support responsible LLM development
• Mentor engineers and contribute to long-term ML planning

Required Qualifications

• 4–12 years of experience building, deploying, and operating ML systems in production
• Broad knowledge of ML fundamentals and experience applying them in production; expert-level modeling depth isn’t required
• Experience developing and productionizing models with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face Transformers
• Experience writing production-quality code, including testing, evaluation, and monitoring; Python experience required, Golang experience a plus
• Experience with ML systems such as data pipelines, feature engineering, model training and serving, and production monitoring
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, and a record of delivering measurable product impact
• 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
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Pay Transparency:

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In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/ .

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The base salary range for this position is:

$216,700 - $322,000 USD

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