Machine Learning Manager - Ads Engagement Modeling

Job Description

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 101M+ daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit redditinc.com.

Reddit has a flexible first workforce! if you happen to live close to one of our physical office locations our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like. Don't live near one of our offices? No worries: You can apply to work remotely from the United States or Canada.

The Engagement Modeling Team at Reddit focuses on building machine learning models to drive user engagement with diverse media and content. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape and scale Reddit’s Ads prediction models, in alignment with our core values and product goals. We’re a remote-friendly company, and this position is open to candidates anywhere in the U.S.

Responsibilities:

Set Technical Vision and Strategy: Define and execute a roadmap for engagement modeling, balancing innovative modeling approaches with business objectives.
Drive Technical Execution: Oversee the model development lifecycle from ideation to deployment, ensuring high standards of ML performance and robustness.
Lead and Mentor a High-Performing Team: Recruit, mentor, and retain top ML talent, fostering a culture of growth, collaboration, and technical excellence.
Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with PMs, data scientists, and other engineering teams to align on engagement strategies, data requirements, and model KPIs.
Innovate in ML Architecture: Implement and optimize model architectures tailored to engagement prediction, leveraging deep learning and advanced ML techniques.

Candidate Profile:

2+ years of management experience leading ML-focused teams.
6+ years of experience working with machine learning models at scale.
4+ years of hands-on experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch.
End-to-End ML Lifecycle Experience: Proven ability in training, evaluating, and deploying large-scale models.
Experience with Ads or Engagement Modeling is a plus, with a focus on media interactions.

Benefits:

Comprehensive Health benefits
Retirement Savings plan with matching contributions
Workspace benefits for your home office
Personal & Professional development funds
Family Planning Support
Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days Off

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