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Applied Machine Learning Scientist 2

DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters💼 Full-time💰 $108,700–$108,700🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build AI/ML systems for personalization, recommendations, ranking, user modeling, and generative AI-powered discovery to help readers discover and engage with journalism.

Role type

Senior Applied Machine Learning Scientist (Recommendation & GenAI)

Builds

For You homepage, article recommendations, related content, real-time user modeling, and intelligent discovery experiences.

Domain

News & Media / Personalization & Recommender Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Applied machine learning, Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow/JAX, large-scale data processing, statistical analysis, experimental design, ranking algorithms, NLP, generative AI

Preferred skills

Transformer-based models, embedding generation, two-tower architectures, LLMs, VLMs, AWS/GCP/Spark/BigQuery, offline/online evaluation, model deployment & monitoring, responsible AI practices

Technologies

PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, AWS, GCP, Spark, Beam, BigQuery, LLMs, VLMs

Responsibilities

Design, train, evaluate, and deploy ML models for personalization and ranking; Build systems for real-time user modeling and content discovery; Apply modern techniques like transformers and LLMs for content understanding; Analyze large-scale behavioral and interaction datasets; Design and execute A/B tests and causal analysis; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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