Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Job Description Staff Machine Learning Engineer Liftoff Remote, OR On-site, Remote City & Local Guides Job Description As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Liftoff, you will: Develop and maintain machine learning models that are integral to our production decision-making system and directly influencing business outcomes. Adopt or build new technologies for training and serving ML models (e.g. support large models, increase developer velocity, etc) Monitor the latest ML research for functional ideas that the team could try. Optimize ML Pipelines - Build and scale efficient pipelines for real-time and batch processing. Model Monitoring & Improvement - Track performance, detect drift, and automate retraining. Use strong communication skills (verbal and written) to explain statistical and machine learning concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences Collaborate with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds. Be part of an "engineering excellence" culture through state-of-the-art tools, risk-driven testing, explainable systems, and code review. Requirements 6+ years of industry experience applying Machine Learning (including neural networks) to large scale problems. Experience with Recommendation Systems Hands on experience with deep neural networks in production at scale. Solid engineering and coding skills. Track record of well-developed execution and timely delivery of projects. Sets ego aside in pursuit of finding the best solution, no matter where it comes from. B.S. or higher in Machine Learning, Math, Physics or similar. PhD a plus. Experience with AdTech is a solid plus Location: This role is eligible for full-time remote work in one of our entities: CA, CO, ID, IL, FL, GA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NV, NY, OR, TX, UT, and WA. Geographic Reference We are a remote-first company with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City. Travel Expectations We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building. Compensation Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Base compensation will vary based on the candidate's location and experience. Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence The following are our base salary ranges for this role: SF Bay Area, Los Angeles/Orange County, NYC, Seattle: $225,000 - $275,000 Olympia, Austin, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Boston: $210,000 - $255,000 All other cities and towns in our approved states: $210,000 - $255,000