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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Features (Adtech)

San MateoFull-time$190k2026-07-24 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Design and deliver stable, highly scalable feature pipelines and optimize the performance and reliability of ad model training pipelines for Cognitiv's Deep Learning Advertising Platform.

Role type

Senior individual-contributor machine learning infrastructure engineer

Builds

Low-latency, high-throughput feature pipelines (batch, real-time streaming, point-in-time correct) and ad model training infrastructure

Domain

AdTech / Deep Learning Advertising Platform

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Machine Learning Infrastructure, Data Platform engineering, Python, Java, Scala, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, distributed data processing, LLM/embedding integration, CI/CD for ML systems

Preferred skills

PyTorch, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/GCP, competitive programming (OI/ACM/ICPC)

Technologies

Python, Java, Kafka, Flink, Spark, PyTorch, Kubernetes, AWS

Responsibilities

Architect and maintain low-latency, high-throughput feature pipelines; Leverage LLMs and deep learning models to extract rich contextual and user-level embeddings; Own and enhance ad model training pipelines for speed and resource utilization; Establish technical standards for monitoring, testing, and CI/CD; Partner with modeling and data science teams to translate signals into production-ready features

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC