Senior Machine Learning Systems Engineer, Ranking Platform

How You'll Have Impact

As a Senior Software Engineer, ML Ranking Platform, you will design, implement and maintain highly robust, scalable, reliable and performant ranking systems that power personalized feeds, search, and other products at Reddit scale. You’ll drive and deliver high-impact projects, building the ranking engines that orchestrate workflows for a reliable and performant ML-based system. Your work not only powers Reddit feeds; it’ll also shape how communities connect, grow, and thrive across Reddit!

• Design and implement the next generation ML ranking system that powers the personalized feeds, search and other products at Reddit
• Design and develop ML and Generative AI systems in cloud-based production environments at scale
• Partner closely with Product, Infrastructure and Engineering teams and translate requirements into scalable ML systems
• Write efficient, scalable and maintainable code that will help us iterate quickly and safely
• Champion and drive engineering processes and best practices
• Raise the bar for engineering across the team through code reviews, mentorship and knowledge sharing

Who You Might Have:

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer developing large-scale distributed systems and data intensive ML based system, using Go, Python, C++ or any object oriented programming language
• 5+ years of experience with designing and implementing large-scale performant and reliable machine learning systems. Experience with recommendation systems is preferred.
• Experience with developing and improving tools such as deployment, automation, system diagnosis, ML monitoring etc.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule with a strong attention to detail
• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
• Familiar with software engineering best practices such as unit testing and code reviews, design, and documentation
• Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure
• Excellent communication skills. You collaborate effectively wit