Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer

StackAdapt Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking Senior and Staff Machine Learning Engineers to join their dynamic data science team. In this exciting role, you will tackle complex challenges and work on cutting-edge machine learning algorithms to optimize a high-performance digital advertising platform. Collaborate closely with talented Data Scientists and Engineers while designing modular data pipelines and enhancing big data architectures. This remote-first company values creativity and teamwork, offering a supportive environment where your contributions can truly make an impact. If you thrive in a collaborative atmosphere and are passionate about machine learning, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Competitive salary + equity

RRSP matching

3 weeks vacation + personal care days

Comprehensive mental health care

Health benefits from day one

Work from home reimbursements

Global WeWork membership

Robust training and onboarding

Personal development initiatives support

Mentorship opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in designing scalable distributed systems.
• Ability to break down tasks into actionable steps.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable real-time data pipelines for large datasets.
• Implement architectural improvements for ML pipelines.

Skills

Machine Learning Algorithms

Software Design

Concurrency

Data Structures

Project Coordination

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Equivalent Experience in Tech

Tools

Big Data Technologies

Microservices Architecture

Job description

StackAdapt is a self-serve advertising platform that specializes in multi-channel solutions including native, display, video, connected TV, audio, in-game, and digital out-of-home ads. We empower hundreds of digitally-focused companies to deliver outcomes and exceptional campaign performance every day. StackAdapt was founded with a vision to be more than an advertising platform; it’s a hub of innovation, imagination, and creativity.

We're looking to add Senior and Staff Machine Learning Engineers to our data science team! This team works on solving complex problems for StackAdapt's digital advertising platform. You'll be working directly with our Data Scientists, Machine Learning engineers, Engineering teams, and our CTO/Co-Founder on building pipelines and ad optimization models. With databases that process millions of requests per second, there's no shortage of data and problems to tackle.

StackAdapt is a Remote First company, and we are open to candidates located anywhere in North America for this position.

What you'll be doing:

• Design modular and scalable real-time data pipelines to handle huge datasets.
• Suggest, implement, and coordinate architectural improvements for big data ML pipelines.
• Understand and implement custom ML algorithms in a low latency environment.
• Work on microservice architectures that run training, inference, and monitoring on thousands of ML models concurrently.

What you'll bring to the table:

• Ability to take an ambiguously defined task and break it down into actionable steps.
• Ability to follow through complex projects to completion, both by independent implementation and by coordinating others.
• Deep understanding of algorithm and software design, concurrency, and data structures.
• Experience in implementing probabilistic or machine learning algorithms.
• Experience in designing scalable distributed systems.
• A high GPA from a well-respected Computer Science program or equivalent experience in a competitive, innovative tech company.
• Enjoy working in a friendly, collaborative environment with others.

StackAdapters enjoy:

• Competitive salary + equity.
• RRSP matching.
• 3 weeks vacation + 3 personal care days + 1 Culture & Belief day + birthdays off.
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform.
• Health benefits from day one of employment.
• Work from home reimbursements.
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office.
• Robust training and onboarding program.
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, etc).
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning.
• Mentorship opportunities with industry leaders.
• An awesome parental leave policy.
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture.
• Our social and team events!

If this role speaks to you then please apply - we'd love to speak with you. Due to a high volume of interest, only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.