About the job
Join SoundCloud, a leading platform that enables artists and fans to connect and share their passion for music. Established in 2007, our artist-first approach empowers creators to develop their careers with innovative tools, services, and resources. With a catalog featuring over 400 million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is unfolding at SoundCloud.
We are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to become an integral member of our Reco-Core team. This role presents an exciting opportunity to influence and steer the machine learning initiatives for one of SoundCloud's most essential product areas. You will collaborate closely with machine learning, data, and backend engineers to design, implement, and deploy models that facilitate music discovery for millions of users across our extensive audio catalog.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and deploy comprehensive machine learning solutions for recommendation systems, focusing on candidate generation, personalization, user and item modeling, and ranking algorithms.
- Oversee the entire machine learning lifecycle, from prototyping and evaluation to deploying scalable models and monitoring performance in production.
- Enhance and expand the foundation for ML engineering and MLOps within the Reco-Core team, establishing best practices and developing tools for rapid iteration.
- Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to convert research findings into production-ready systems.
- Work alongside fellow ML engineers to utilize shared infrastructure and collective expertise.