Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Modeling

Unity Technologies; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Commute subsidy

Employee stock ownership

Retirement plan

Vacation & personal days

Parental leave

Snacks & beverages

Mental health support

Job summary

Unity Technologies in Mountain View, CA is seeking a senior ML/AI researcher to drive the next generation of our AI-powered advertising ecosystem. You will identify opportunities, design modeling roadmaps, and lead foundational research leveraging large-scale data and compute.

Collaborating with engineering and product teams, you will productionalize research, validate models, and influence cross-team decisions that impact business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience applying state-of-the-art ML/DL models to real-world problems.
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch.
• Experience in data analysis and metric design.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and design modeling roadmaps addressing customer needs.
• Drive foundational research for new models and paradigms.
• Leverage data and large-scale compute to validate models.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to productionalize research.

Skills

ML/DL expertise

Python & PyTorch

Distributed computing

Tools

PyTorch

Job description

The Opportunity

Unity Vector represents the next generation of our AI-powered advertising ecosystem, a forward-looking evolution of our machine learning infrastructure and models.

What you’ll be doing

• Identity opportunities and design modeling roadmap that addresses customer needs.
• Drive foundational research for new models and paradigms.
• Leverage rich user data and large-scale compute to validate models rapidly.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to productionalize research.

What we’re looking for

• Expertise: Hands-on experience applying state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning models to complex real-world problems, specifically in the domains ofuser behavior modeling. Proficiency in Python, Pytorch and deep learning frameworks.
• Data & Analytics: Solid understanding of metric design, large-scale data analysis, and distributed computing frameworks.
• Strategic Impact: Proven ability to drive projects end-to-end, solving critical cross-team problems and delivering measurable business results.

Additional information

Gross Annual Salary: 172,200 - $283,900 USD

This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.

Benefits

At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

• Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
• Commute subsidy
• Employee stock ownership
• Competitive retirement/pension plans
• Generous vacation and personal days
• Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs
• Office food snacks
• Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support
• Employee Resource Groups
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Training and development programs
• Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

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