Faire

Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Search Ranking

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Base Salary

$211k - $291k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build next-generation search ranking algorithms using deep learning and machine learning to personalize product discovery.
  • Use LLMs to extract multimodal text and visual signals for user and intent profiling.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to experiment with and improve search and recommendation models.
  • Design and productionize natural-language search and discovery systems, including intelligent agents that generate collections, explain results, and assist with browsing and evaluation.
  • Share best practices in deep-learning development, agent-workflow evaluation, and MLOps while providing code reviews and technical guidance.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of industry experience building large-scale ML models with business impact and shipping ML solutions to production.
  • 3+ years of experience in search, recommendation, or advertising ranking.
  • Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related STEM field.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or equivalent, with hands-on experience using deep-learning libraries such as PyTorch and big-data technologies such as Spark.
  • Deep understanding of ML training and serving, imbalanced data, A/B testing, feature engineering, feature and model selection, user modeling, deep learning, and reinforcement learning.
  • Experience applying ML to search, recommendation, or advertising domains.
  • Preferred qualifications include open-source ML contributions or peer-reviewed publications, productizing LLM-based search applications, building e-commerce or marketplace search and recommendation systems, using Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex, and familiarity with Kotlin.

Benefits

  • Eligible for equity and comprehensive benefits.
  • Hybrid employees work in the office three days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and one flex day on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.
  • Hybrid employees may work remotely for up to four weeks per year.
  • Employees receive access to enterprise AI tools and opportunities for professional growth.
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About Faire

10,000+ employees

Faire builds a B2B wholesale marketplace that connects independent retailers with consumer brands for product discovery, ordering, and net terms. It monetizes through marketplace commissions and financial services, and provides tools for payments, returns, and analytics to help shops source inventory. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, it operates across North America and Europe and is privately held.

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