Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Reddit
Safety
$216.7-303.4k
Plus restricted stock units
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
Be an early applicant
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$216.7-303.4k
Plus restricted stock units
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of relevant MLE experience in natural language processing, deep learning, and AI model development
- Strong background in Python programming and deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face Transformers
- Expertise in distributed training frameworks (e.g., Ray Training, PyTorch Distributed), and efficient utilization of hardware resources
- Proficiency in data preprocessing, tokenization, embeddings, and language modeling techniques
- Passion for developing scalable, well-designed, and responsible AI solutions that positively impact society
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to discuss complex technical topics with diverse teams
- Entrepreneurial spirit, self-motivation, and a bias towards action in fast-paced environmen
What the job involves
- The Safety ML team is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to build and iterate on the next generation of safety systems at Reddit. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for developing, training, and optimizing state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs) in order to scalably and efficiently support the enforcement of Reddit Rules
- You will be partnering closely with other Safety teams (Operations, Engineering, Product, Data Science) at Reddit to identify and build solutions that will help keep users safe as Reddit grows
- Design, develop, optimize and deploy ML models, including large language models, for various natural language processing tasks
- Implement and maintain training pipelines, leveraging distributed training and optimizing for performance and efficiency
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define model architectures and iterate on model development
- Conduct model evaluations, performance analysis, and optimization to improve model accuracy and reduce biases
- Stay up-to-date with the latest research and advancements in the field of natural language processing, multimodal signals, and large language models
- Contribute to the development of best practices, guidelines, and ethical AI principles for responsible ML development and deployment
Our take
Reddits is an online platform that hosts thousands of message board communities (known as subreddits) designed to foster authentic human connection. With more than 130,000 communities covering everything from food, entertainment and sports, to niche interests for highly specific audiences, there's virtually a space for everyone.
The platform attracts over 120 million daily users and billions of monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddit stands out by offering easily discoverable communities where users can dive deep into virtually any topic imaginable.
Today, Reddit continues to grow its user base and expand its reach, remaining a unique hub for conversation, connection and shared interests. With its strong community-driven model and steady revenue streams, it's most definitely positioned to stay a central part of online culture for years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
57% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$410m
SERIES F
Feb 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible vacation & Reddit global days off
- Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave
- Personal & professional development funds
- Paid volunteer time off
- Workspace & home office benefits
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Steve Huffman
(CEO & Founder)After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO for 5 years. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.
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