Staff Machine Learning Engineer, VSCO

• You are an authority in machine learning and AI and deeply understand how those tools get used to solve real business problems
• Through hard-earned experience, you have opinions about how ML can best be employed to meet the needs of your users
• You’re motivated by the real impact and customer delight you drive through machine learning
• Your expertise in python, SQL, and tools for data-intensive computation let you ship models quickly, in a way that’s maintainable and scalable to millions or billions of records
• You’re an ML and AI enthusiast who is thoughtful and curious about following the recent trends in AI, and have an understanding of what's important and what’s noise
• 7+ years of experience designing and developing ML systems for impactful product experiences
• Proven track record in optimizing ML algorithms and building ML pipelines with a focus on reliability and scalability
• Proficiency in Python for writing production-ready, testable code and conducting exploratory data analysis (EDA)
• Strong understanding of SQL, statistics, and tools for effective data analysis
• Hands-on experience with computer vision models and familiarity with the latest trends in AI and ML
• Prior experience with data engineering and infrastructure on cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex ideas and build alignment

Desirable

• From simple heuristic experiments to complex GenAI models, you work across the full data and ML stack, driven by innovation while remaining grounded in practicality
• You value the craft of software engineering, and are thoughtful about the architecture of data and ML systems
• Because ML and AI have the most impact when they’re seamlessly fused into a cohesive product experience, you are a relentless collaborator, and work cross-functionally to achieve the outcomes that drive businesses forward
• Design and implement ML-powered features for search, discovery, personalization, and recommendation systems
• Elevate our ML platform for model building, training, and deployment at scale
• Research and implement machine learning best practices to elevate our creator platform
• Utilize data and ML to optimize key business funnels and enhance user experiences
• Contribute to the development of AI-powered creative tools
• Collaborate cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams, bringing strong business context to your decision-making and using influence to build alignment and drive impact
• Proactively assure progress with stakeholders and continually assess prioritization in order to move the business forward

• The application window for this role will be open until at least 6/31/2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date