Machine Learning Manager, Feed Relevance, Retrieval
Hiring: Machine Learning Manager, Feed Relevance, Retrieval. Remote. US-based candidates only.
Remote Machine Learning Manager, Feed Relevance, Retrieval. full time. Open to candidates in Remote. Apply now.
About the Role
Reddit is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Feed Retrieval unit. In this role, you’ll lead a high-impact team of Machine Learning Engineers building the systems that identify, retrieve. Shape the candidate inventory powering Reddit’s personalized feeds. Your team will work at the foundation of Feed Relevance: expanding the set of high-quality content Reddit can recommend, improving personalization and discovery for users across different levels of signal. Building scalable ML systems that directly shape the experiences of over 120M+ daily users. If applying ML / AI in production to improve Reddit Relevance excites you, then you’ve found the right place.
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Key Responsibilities
- Operational Excellence: Maintain high standards for system performance, reliability, latency, cost efficiency, and responsible recommendation practices.
- Impact-Driven Mindset: Passion for developing scalable, well-designed, and responsible AI solutions that drive business value.
- Platform & Infrastructure Collaboration: Collaborate with ML platform, infrastructure, ranking, safety, and product teams to build scalable, low-latency retrieval systems that can support the next generation of AI-powered recommendations.
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Recruiting & Growth: Partner with our incredible recruiting unit to attract, interview, and hire diverse and talented machine learning engineers, growing a world-class group.
- Exceptional Communication & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset, with the able to effectively communicate complex technical topics to diverse audiences and build strong relationships with cross-functional partners.
- Technical Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of recommender systems, especially individual retrieval, embedding/indexing systems, ranking handoffs, feed personalization, exploration, content quality, and measurement strategies.
- Experience Leading ML Teams: 2+ years of experience building and managing high-performing ML or recommender-systems teams.
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and communicate a clear technical strategy across ambiguous problem spaces, balancing user relevance, ecosystem health, system scalability, and business impact.
Skills & Tools Mentioned
- Communication
- Leadership
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this Machine Learning Manager, Feed Relevance, Retrieval role remote?
Yes — 100% remote. Work from anywhere in Remote.
Employment type for this Machine Learning Manager, Feed Relevance, Retrieval job?
full time. Ideal for remote professionals.
What skills are needed for this Machine Learning Manager, Feed Relevance, Retrieval role?
Key skills include Communication, Leadership. These are core to succeeding in this role.
How to apply?
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