The New York Times · 16 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expThe New York Times is a renowned journalism company seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Machine Learning & AI team. This role focuses on developing infrastructure for the Machine Learning Platform to enhance user experience through content recommendations and personalization.
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Responsibilities
You will research, develop, and deploy infrastructure for the Machine Learning Platform that supports large-scale multi-tenant workloads
You will build a platform to train and test algorithms that provide real-time content recommendations and personalization to our readers
You will enhance ML platform's CI/CD and integration testing capabilities
You will build a platform that supports the full Machine Learning workflow; from model training, testing and production deployment at high scale and low latency
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
Qualification
Required
5+ years of direct relevant experience in MLOps or DevOps, including experience operating large systems in a production environment
Experience deploying and monitoring systems using cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS)
Experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD (Drone, Argo, Jenkins, etc)
Experience leading the development of large-scale, data-driven, distributed multi-tenant systems
Proficiency with at least one high-level programming language like Python or Go
Preferred
Experience with any of the these technologies: Terraform, Airflow, SQL/BigQuery, BigTable or other NoSQL datastores such as Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis
Familiarity with ML tooling such as Triton, TensorFlow, scikit-learn
Experience building the infrastructure that power real-world machine learning applications like recommendation systems, bandits, etc
Experience engaging with partners to understand pain points, observe patterns, and identify opportunities for improvements
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
A company-matching 401(k) plan
Paid vacation
Paid sick days
Paid parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development programs
Company
The New York Times
The New York Times is powered by the idea that independent, deeply reported journalism fuels a healthy and engaged society.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
William Bardeen
Chief Financial Officer
Crystal Chien
VP of Engineering
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