Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation

Job Description

Job Description

About NewsBreak

Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.

Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.

Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission : building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.

If you're inspired to dream big, innovate fast, and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you! For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com / about

About the Role

As a Machine Learning Engineer specializing in recommendation systems, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing our personalized content delivery platform. Your focus will be on developing and optimizing the machine learning components that power the core of our recommendation system, especially on modeling, feature engineering, data pipeline and business metric optimization, ultimately driving user engagement and satisfaction.

Responsibilities :

User Behavior Modeling :

• Innovate and advance recommendation models based on user interactions to improve user experience.
• Utilize machine learning algorithms to analyze and predict user preferences, engagement patterns, and content consumption behaviors, incorporating cross-platform data for comprehensive insights.
• Optimize and fine-tune algorithms for improved accuracy, relevance, and user experience.
• Proactively identify and address any issues related to data quality, model drift, or system performance.

Data Pipeline Development :

Feature Engineering :

Requirements

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package :

The US base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Pay may vary based on a number of factors including job-related skills, level, experience, geographic location and relevant education or training. At NewsBreak, we design our overall rewards package to attract top talents. Depending on the position, the role may also be eligible for discretionary bonus and options. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

Annual Base Pay Range

$130,000—$260,000 USD

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