New York, NY Hybrid Employment $184,050- $262,928 plus equity

Spotify is hiring a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization, Magenta

About the Role

You will lead the development of machine learning solutions that power personalization features, working closely with product and research teams to translate insights into impactful user experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable machine learning models for recommendation systems
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate models into production environments
  • Optimize algorithms for performance, accuracy, and efficiency
  • Analyze large-scale user behavior data to inform model development
  • Drive end-to-end deployment of machine learning pipelines
  • Conduct experiments to evaluate model effectiveness
  • Improve personalization systems using real-time data signals
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to technical direction
  • Stay current with advancements in ML and apply relevant techniques
  • Ensure models align with user privacy and ethical standards
  • Work closely with data scientists to refine feature engineering
  • Develop evaluation frameworks for personalization metrics
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in live model serving systems
  • Contribute to architectural decisions for data infrastructure
  • Support A/B testing initiatives for personalization features
  • Translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Enhance model interpretability and monitoring tools
  • Participate in code and design reviews
  • Scale systems to handle global user traffic
  • Improve latency and reliability of inference pipelines
  • Use feedback loops to refine model performance
  • Collaborate on dataset creation and labeling strategies
  • Integrate third-party data sources where applicable
  • Document technical designs and system behavior
  • Advocate for best practices in ML engineering

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package, commensurate with experience

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with flexibility based on team and location

Team

Part of a research-driven team focused on advancing personalization through machine learning innovation

About the Team

Magenta is a research and development team exploring the intersection of machine learning and music. The group focuses on building novel tools and systems that enhance how users discover and interact with audio content through personalization technologies.

What You'll Do

  • Lead the design and implementation of machine learning models that power personalized experiences
  • Work on systems that recommend music, podcasts, and playlists based on user preferences
  • Collaborate with researchers to prototype and scale new ideas

Visa sponsorship available for qualified candidates

About company
Spotify
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
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Department Engineering – Personalization
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Posted a month ago