Software Engineer, NewsBreak

Ads ML Infra

$165-225k

Python

Java

Tensorflow

C++

Hadoop

Spark

PyTorch

Flink

Mid, Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

5 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

Local breaking news app

Open for applications

Local breaking news app

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Open for applications

$165-225k

Python

Java

Tensorflow

C++

Hadoop

Spark

PyTorch

Flink

Mid, Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

5 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Company mission

To connect and empower local users, local content creators, and local businesses at scale, with the goal of helping people everywhere live safer, more vibrant, more truly connected lives.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
3+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on infrastructure, distributed systems, or performance optimization
Proficiency in at least one programming language (C++, Java, Go, Python)
Strong background in systems design, performance profiling, and cost optimization
Experience with large-scale Ads/ML systems (e.g., ad serving, recommendation, ML training/inference pipelines)
Solid understanding of cloud or data center resource management (compute, storage, network)

Desirable

5+ years of experience in Ads Infrastructure, ML Infrastructure, or large-scale distributed systems
Experience with infrastructure cost reduction projects (e.g., autoscaling, quota management, compute efficiency)
Familiarity with GPU/TPU optimization, model compression, or distributed ML training
Experience with high QPS, low-latency ad serving systems
Knowledge of big data ecosystems (Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Presto) and ML platforms (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proven track record of driving efficiency improvements

What the job involves

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our Ads team, with a strong focus on scalability, efficiency, and cost optimization
You participate in design, build and optimize large-scale distributed systems that power our advertising platform and ML pipelines, ensuring performance and reliability while driving meaningful cost reductions across compute, storage, and network resources.
This is a highly impactful role where you will collaborate with Ads, Data, and Infrastructure teams to improve system efficiency, reduce infrastructure waste, and optimize ROI for one of the company’s most critical businesses
Design, implement, and optimize large-scale distributed systems for ads serving, bidding, ranking, and ML model training/inference
Analyze system performance and cost metrics to identify inefficiencies across compute, storage, and network usage
Develop frameworks, tools, and automation to improve infra utilization and reduce overall infrastructure costs
Partner with Ads, ML, and Data teams to ensure infra aligns with business growth while maintaining cost efficiency
Apply cutting-edge infrastructure and ML optimization techniques (e.g., caching strategies, quantization, distributed training optimization, autoscaling, scheduling)
Drive cost-efficiency initiatives across cloud and on-premise infrastructure, balancing performance, latency, and budget constraints
Provide technical leadership in infrastructure optimization, system design, and best practices

Our take

News aggregation apps often focus on big global stories, but local news can easily get buried. NewsBreak exists to change this situation, using an AI-powered aggregator to connect readers with content creators who report on matters a little closer to home.

NewsBreak stands out with its focus on local news, which is beneficial for users who are looking for more relevant content than can be served by national and global publishers, and with smaller scale press companies which have been suffering financially for decades.

This focus seems to have paid off: NewsBreak has over 50 million users across the US and its app has topped the US Apple App Store and Google Play repeatedly. If uptake continues as it has to date, the company stands to grow substantially while helping reinvigorate a struggling and vital industry.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.1)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Jan 2021

$115m

SERIES C

Sep 2019

$14.8m

SERIES B

Total funding: $139.8m

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities
Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
Paid time off and paid holidays
Paid parental leave
FSA and commuter benefit programs
Team activity budget

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Jeff Zheng

(CEO)

Having undertaken a PhD at the University at Buffalo, Jeff spent over 7 years at Yahoo!, prior to founding Yidianzixun, where he worked as CEO. He left this role in April 2015 to found NewsBreak, serving as CEO since.

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