Senior Machine Learning Engineer - News
Core
Building robust data pipelines and advanced machine learning platforms for personalized news content delivery across ABC News, Good Morning America, and local news stations.
Role type
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (News Personalization)
Builds
Real-time content personalization and targeted distribution services for web, mobile, and connected TV platforms.
Domain
Media & Entertainment / News / Recommendation Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Deep learning algorithms, data pipeline orchestration, backend microservices design, cloud infrastructure (AWS), big data technologies (Spark, Databricks, Kafka), observability tools, feature engineering, low-latency online serving
Preferred skills
RAG systems, object detection, autogenerated tagging solutions, CI/CD practices, technical documentation
Technologies
AWS (Step Functions, Lambda, Glue, SQS, SNS, Personalize), Spark, Databricks, Kinesis, Kafka, Datadog
Responsibilities
Design and develop infrastructure for the full ML lifecycle including data pipelines and workflow orchestration; Drive data and ML-driven solutions for recommendation systems and tagging; Partner with product and editorial stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions; Strategically prioritize initiatives to deliver high-impact outcomes; Champion engineering best practices across code quality, testing, and incident response; Mentor and coach engineers to foster a culture of ownership and collaboration.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
