Machine Learning Manager - Ads Engagement Modeling

Reddit, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 230,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tech industry is seeking a strategic Machine Learning Manager to lead their Engagement Modeling Team. This remote role involves developing and managing machine learning models to enhance user engagement with ads while mentoring a talented team. Ideal candidates will have deep expertise in machine learning, proven leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate across functions to achieve business goals.

Benefits

401k Matching

Workspace benefits for your home office

Family Planning Support

Flexible Vacation

Paid Volunteer time off

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in building ML models for engagement prediction.
• Experience with ML lifecycle in production settings.
• Strong leadership and mentorship capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy and vision for engagement modeling.
• Oversee the ML lifecycle from data to deployment.
• Lead a team of machine learning engineers.

Skills

Deep Learning Architectures

ML Frameworks

Production ML Systems

Data Infrastructure

Technical Strategy Development

Cross-Functional Leadership

Education

Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Machine Learning Manager - Ads Engagement Modeling

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 101M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com .

Reddit is home to thousands of communities, endless conversations, and authentic human connection. As our advertising business grows, delivering high-quality and relevant promoted content becomes increasingly critical to both our users and advertisers.The Engagement Modeling Team is at the heart of this effort. This team is responsible for building and maintaining machine learning models that predict and optimize user engagement with ads—ranging from click-through rates to video views and other media-driven interactions. These models power key ad-serving decisions that impact user experience, advertiser outcomes, and Reddit’s long-term business growth.

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Machine Learning Manager to lead this team. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role ideal for someone with deep machine learning expertise, a passion for building scalable systems, and the leadership skills to manage both people and projects in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Set Strategy and Vision : Define the technical vision and long-term roadmap for engagement modeling, aligning cutting-edge ML solutions with Reddit’s product and business objectives.
• Lead Model Development : Oversee the full ML lifecycle, from data generation and pipeline architecture to model training, evaluation, and deployment at scale.
• Drive ML Innovation : Design and implement state-of-the-art deep learning architectures focused on user engagement, ranking, and recommendation.
• Team Leadership : Build, mentor, and lead a team of talented machine learning engineers. Foster a culture of technical rigor, innovation, and career growth.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Work closely with product managers, data scientists, and engineers across the Ads organization to define engagement goals, model KPIs, and data needs.
• Ensure Model Quality : Maintain high standards for ML performance, scalability, interpretability, and robustness in a production environment.

Requirements

• Deep Learning Architectures : Proven expertise in building ML models for ranking, recommendation, or engagement prediction at scale.
• ML Frameworks : Proficiency with mainstream ML libraries such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.
• Production ML Systems : Experience managing the full ML lifecycle—feature engineering, training, testing, deployment, and monitoring—in a production setting.
• Data Infrastructure : Skilled in orchestrating large-scale data pipelines for training and evaluating ML models.
• Ads Modeling : Background or familiarity with engagement modeling in the ads domain (e.g., predicting user interaction with promoted content) is a strong plus.
• Team Management : Experience managing high-performing ML teams, with a focus on mentorship and team growth.
• ML Experience : Deep hands-on experience working with machine learning models in large-scale production systems.
• Cross-Functional Leadership : Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset. Able to effectively partner with PM, DS, and Ads Engineering teams to deliver impactful results.
• Strategic Thinking : Ability to develop and communicate a clear technical strategy that supports broader business objectives.
• 401k Matching
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Wellness Days
• Paid Volunteer time off

Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

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/ .

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base pay range for this position is:

$230,000 - $322,000 USD

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

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