Machine Learning Engineer, Level 3

About the role

Snap Inc. is a technology company that believes the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. The company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app, and Specs Inc., a subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, among others.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy machine learning models for core Snapchat products
• Apply established ML techniques to solve well-defined, real-world problems
• Contribute to the ML lifecycle, including data analysis, model training, evaluation, and production deployment
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners and teammates to implement and launch ML-driven features
• Utilize AI tools and high velocity engineering workflows to design and ship scalable services while upholding rigorous standards for code correctness, security, and production ready quality code

Requirements

• Strong understanding of machine learning approaches and algorithms
• Able to prioritize duties and work well on your own
• Skilled at solving open ambiguous problems
• Strong collaboration and mentorship skills
• Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of practical work experience
• 1+ years of post-Bachelor’s machine learning experience; or Master’s degree in a relevant technical field
• Experience developing machine learning models for ranking, recommendations, search, content understanding, image generation, or other relevant applications of machine learning

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in computer science or related field
• Experience working with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, Caffe2, PyTorch, Spark ML, scikit-learn, or related frameworks
• Experience working with machine learning, ranking infrastructures, and system design

Benefits

At Snap Inc., we offer a variety of benefits to ensure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. These benefits include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Pay

The starting pay for this position in Zone A (CA, WA, NYC) is $118,000 - $176,000 annually. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position.

Schedule

We practice a "default together" approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.