Machine Learning Tech Lead (Feed Personalization)

TL;DR

Machine Learning Tech Lead (Feed Personalization): Building and optimizing high-impact machine learning systems for hirify.global's content feed, notifications, and digest emails, with an accent on advancing ranking systems and uncovering new ML opportunities. Focus on end-to-end ownership of ML systems, including data pipelines, feature engineering, model training, and production integration.

Location: Remote from eligible countries globally, including the United States, Canada, and Ireland (see hirify.global careers page for full list of eligible countries). Availability for meetings during hirify.global's coordination hours (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time) is required.

Salary: US candidates: $255,816 - $375,183 USD + equity + benefits. Canada (Toronto/Vancouver): $330,356 - $387,603 CAD + equity + benefits. Canada (other): $308,332 - $361,762 CAD + equity + benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a remote-first company with two platforms: hirify.global, a global knowledge sharing platform, and Poe, a platform for chatting, exploring, and building with various AI language models.

What you will do

• Improve existing machine learning systems using coding skills and ML knowledge.
• Identify and apply new machine learning opportunities to the hirify.global product.
• Collaborate with other machine learning engineers to implement algorithms and systems efficiently.
• Take end-to-end ownership of machine learning systems, including data pipelines, candidate extraction, feature engineering, model training, and production integration.

Requirements

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during hirify.global's "coordination hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time).
• 7+ years of professional software development experience in machine learning.
• 4+ years of professional experience building and optimizing Home Feed recommendation systems for social media and user-generated content platforms.
• Good understanding of mathematical foundations of machine learning algorithms.
• Previous experience building end-to-end machine learning systems.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Nice to have

• Experience writing Python or C++ code.
• Experience with leading large-scale multi-engineer projects.
• Passion for hirify.global's mission and goals.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first company with high degree of flexibility and autonomy.
• Culture rooted in transparency, idea-sharing, and experimentation.
• Significant impact on product and company.
• Benefits include medical/dental/vision coverage, equity refreshers, remote work reimbursement, and paid time off (country-specific).
• Support for diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds.

Hiring process

• AI technology may assist in sorting applications and recording interview notes, but decisions are human-made.
• All final candidates will undergo identity verification and a comprehensive background check prior to onboarding.