Manager, Machine Learning Engineering, User & Friends

Position Overview

We're looking for a Machine Learning Engineering Manager to join the User & Friends team at Snap. The role involves leading a team of machine learning engineers and software engineers to build large scale indexing, retrieval and ranking system to deliver best Snapchat content to drive user growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of machine learning engineers and software engineers to build large scale indexing, retrieval and ranking system to deliver best Snapchat content to drive user growth
• Collaborate with broad product teams in Snap to define the architecture and vision of the system, and grow the team beyond the initial scope
• Build the evaluation system to drive rapid iteration and high-quality decision making: work closely with Data Science and Product partners to define success metrics.
• Build and grow a high-performing team: uplevel the team's engineering and ML excellence, and influence the company-wide ML strategy.

Requirements & Skills

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Deep understanding of machine learning approaches, algorithms and their application to recommender and search system
• Experience on utilizing large language models for tasks like keyword extraction, description generation, and semantic relevance judging.
• Experience Search Engine Optimization.
• Strong management and mentorship skills, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
• Proficiency in managing and solving ambiguous problems

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in a related technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of experience
• 8+ years of post-Bachelor's ML industry experience; or a Master's