Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Summary

Join Reddit's ML Understanding Team as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer! This fully remote-friendly role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing state-of-the-art language models for various applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct model evaluations, and stay current with NLP advancements. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of relevant experience, expertise in deep learning frameworks, and excellent communication skills. Reddit offers a competitive salary, comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401k matching, workspace benefits, personal and professional development funds, flexible vacation, parental leave, and paid volunteer time off.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant MLE experience in natural language processing, deep learning, and AI model development
• Strong background in Python programming and deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face Transformers
• Expertise in distributed training frameworks (e.g., Ray Training, PyTorch Distributed), and efficient utilization of hardware resources
• Proficiency in data preprocessing, tokenization, embeddings, and language modeling techniques
• Passion for developing scalable, well-designed, and responsible AI solutions that positively impact society
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to discuss complex technical topics with diverse teams

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize large language models for various natural language processing tasks
• Implement and maintain training pipelines, leveraging distributed training and optimizing for performance and efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define model architectures, and iterate on model development
• Conduct model evaluations, performance analysis, and optimization to improve model accuracy and reduce biases
• Stay up-to-date with the latest research and advancements in the field of natural language processing, multimodal signals, and large language models
• Contribute to the development of best practices, guidelines, and ethical AI principles for responsible LLM development and deployment

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• 401k Matching
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• Personal & Professional development funds
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Wellness Days
• 4+ months paid Parental Leave
• Paid Volunteer time off