Head of Machine Learning

2 weeks ago


Camden Area, Greater London, United Kingdom NeuralRec Full time
Would you be interested in working in a leadership and engineering capacity for a leading tech company, with over 50 million MAU and operating in 60 countries?


We're on the lookout for a Head of Machine Learning, with a strategic mindset to help shape a recommendations strategy and build a new engine from 0-1.


You will be a subject matter expert in recommendations, with a history of implementing complex solutions at scale, as well as shaping and engineering projects in the wider machine learning and deep learning landscape.


In what is a very experimental stage, this is an opportunity to create research in line with business goals and see your work deployed in production.

Currently, the team is deployed across 2 continents, so you'll have the chance to collaborate with highly experienced ICs on a vast and rich dataset.

Responsibilities & Requirements


Design and build top-notch search and recommendation systems, leveraging innovative research models.nAct in an advisory capacity to the board on various problems within Machine learning, Deep Learning and Recsys/RankingnShape product objectives and machine learning methods to refine both develop and refine strategy for recommendationsn.

nPerson Skills

5 years + experience developing highly scalable recommender systemsnPh.

D degree in Computer Science or related quantitative disciplinenExperience in training ML models with frameworks like Tensorflow, PyTorch, MXNet,nCaffe,Torch etc.


nExcellent coding skills in one of the following:

Python, C/C++, Java, NodeJS, Go, ScalanExperience with distributed systems, scalable data processing frameworks (e.g.,nSpark,Kafka) and noSQL systems (e.g., HBase, Cassandra) is a plus.


This is an excellent role for someone looking to step into a leadership position from a staff or lead backgroud.


If you're looking to explore your next role from either an industry or academic background, please apply directly or feel free to follow up with Chris Coyne via LinkedIn to discuss your options.

Follow @NeuralRec for more positions in AI, AI Podcasts and Market Insights. We're proud to partner with some of the globe's most innovative AI businesses using AI to solve real-world problems.


Whilst we do our best to get back to everyone, this is not always possible due to the volume of applications.

Please do apply for any future roles that are relevant to you.

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