Senior Director, AI/ML Engineering & Systems

Yahoo Holdings Inc.

Champaign (IL)

Hybrid

USD 161,000 - 350,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Yahoo is seeking a senior AI/ML engineer to guide design and implementation of large-scale ML-based solutions across multiple teams. You will collaborate with product, design, and research to align with strategic roadmaps and deliver scalable, high-performance AI-powered experiences.

You will drive data strategies, evaluation frameworks, and production serving plans, staying ahead of AI innovations and advising teams on adoption in line with Yahoo's product vision.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of impact in industry with growing responsibilities and strategic influence.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Applied Math or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Expertise in AI, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and applying these technologies to solve strategic business problems.
  • Expertise in Python and Java or C++, guiding teams in scalable and robust systems.

Responsibilities

  • Based on strategic roadmaps, guide design and implementation of large-scale ML-based solutions across multiple teams.
  • Define overarching technical requirements, including data strategies and evaluation frameworks for multi-team use.
  • Drive cross-team alignment through strong communication with product, design, and research leads.
  • Stay updated on AI trends (LLMs, vision, generative AI) and guide adoption aligned with product vision.
  • Lead data analysis to identify patterns and inform development directions with product teams.
  • Promote Agentic AI development to maximize product and system benefits.

Skills

AI/ML/NLP
Python
Java or C++
Query understanding
Technical leadership

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Yahoo is seeking a senior AI/ML engineer to guide design and implementation of large-scale ML-based solutions across multiple teams. You will collaborate with product, design, and research to align with strategic roadmaps and deliver scalable, high-performance AI-powered experiences.

You will drive data strategies, evaluation frameworks, and production serving plans, staying ahead of AI innovations and advising teams on adoption in line with Yahoo's product vision.

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