Shopify · 2 months ago
Machine Learning Engineer - Search
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelShopify is a company that empowers entrepreneurs and enterprises to reach their potential by offering tools for business success. The Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Search Recommendations will work on enhancing search experiences for millions of users, tackling complex search challenges at scale using the latest technologies.
E-CommerceE-Commerce PlatformsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Responsibilities
Design and implement AI-powered features to enhance search recommendations and personalization
Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to productionize data products through rigorous experimentation and metrics analysis
Build and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines for search and recommendation systems
Develop comprehensive tools for evaluation and relevance engineering, following high-quality software engineering practices
Mentor engineers and data scientists while fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence
Qualification
Required
Expertise in relevance engineering and recommendation systems, with hands-on experience in Elasticsearch, Solr, or vector databases
Strong proficiency in Python with solid object-oriented programming skills
Proven ability to write optimized, low-latency code for high-performance systems
Track record of shipping ML solutions that real users depend on
Preferred
Experience deploying machine learning, NLP, or generative AI products at scale (strong plus)
Familiarity with statistical methods and exposure to Ruby, Rails, or Rust (advantageous)
Company
Shopify
Shopify is a cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses.
Founded in 2004
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$122.25MKey Investors
Bessemer Venture PartnersKlister Credit
2015-05-21IPO
2013-12-11Series C· $100M
2011-10-17Series B· $15M
Leadership Team
Tobias Lütke
CEO
Mikhail Parakhin
Chief Technology Officer
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