Squarespace

Founding Machine Learning Engineer, Domains Search

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about 2 months ago
New York, NY, USA
Senior / Staff+
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$129k - $237k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own key parts of the search platform, focusing on retrieval or ranking.
  • Design, build, and deploy hybrid search systems for generative domain name search.
  • Lead technical direction in retrieval strategies or ranking optimization.
  • Select and optimize embedding models for semantic retrieval and ranking.
  • Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and product managers on technical approaches.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience in machine learning engineering.
  • At least 2 years focused on search, retrieval, ranking, or recommendation systems.
  • Experience building production search or ranking systems end-to-end.
  • Depth in retrieval, ranking, or embeddings; LLM integration is a plus.
  • Strong architectural judgment and ability to communicate decisions clearly.
  • Proven ability to deploy and operate ML systems at scale.

Benefits

  • Choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums.
  • Fertility and adoption benefits.
  • Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage.
  • Headspace mindfulness app subscription.
  • Global Employee Assistance Program.
  • Retirement benefits with employer match.
  • Flexible paid time off.
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave.
  • Pretax commuter benefit.
  • Education reimbursement.
  • Employee donation match to community organizations.
  • 8 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
  • Dog-friendly workplace.
  • Free lunch and snacks.
  • Private rooftop.
  • Hack week twice per year.

Categories

AI & MLData Science