Reddit

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads ML Efficiency

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11 hours ago
Remote, United States or Remote, CanadaStaff+
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Base Salary

$230k - $322k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build systems that improve the efficiency of ML training and inference workloads.
  • Develop tooling for debugging, profiling, optimizing, and monitoring model performance.
  • Improve GPU and general resource utilization through scheduling, resource management, caching, and workload optimization.
  • Partner with ML researchers and product teams to identify bottlenecks and drive performance improvements.
  • Build benchmarking frameworks and performance dashboards for training and serving systems.
  • Optimize distributed training infrastructure, data pipelines, and model-serving architectures.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve the productivity of Reddit ML engineers.
  • Drive technical strategy for ML platform scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Requirements

  • A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field is required.
  • At least 5 years of software engineering experience is required.
  • Strong proficiency in Python is required.
  • Proficiency in at least one systems language—Go, C++, Rust, or Java—is preferred.
  • Experience building distributed systems at scale is required.
  • Experience with machine learning infrastructure, training systems, or model-serving platforms is required.
  • Deep understanding of performance engineering and systems optimization is required.
  • Strong debugging and profiling skills are required.
  • Preferred experience includes large-scale recommendation, ranking, generative AI, or foundation model systems.
  • Preferred experience includes PyTorch Distributed, Ray, TensorFlow, or Spark.
  • Preferred qualifications include familiarity with GPU architectures and performance analysis tools, cloud-cost optimization for large ML workloads, internal platforms used by multiple ML teams, and real-time ML inference applications.

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work from anywhere in the US or Canada.
  • Global benefit programs supporting workspace, professional development, and caregiving.
  • Family planning support, gender-affirming care, and mental health and coaching benefits.
  • Group personal pension scheme with employer match, private medical and dental coverage, and income replacement programs.
  • Bike to Work scheme, flexible vacation, paid volunteer time off, and generous paid parental leave.
  • US-based employees may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance and a 401(k) program with employer match.
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About Reddit

5,001-10,000 employees

Reddit builds a social news and discussion platform organized into user-created forums (“subreddits”) for consumers, creators, and communities. It monetizes primarily through advertising tools for brands and self-serve advertisers, plus a Premium subscription; developers can access data via its API. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Reddit became a public company on the NYSE in 2024 and hosts over 100,000 active communities.

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