Staff/Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Match Team
Enigma · New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA
Posted about 3 months ago · $180,000-$295,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days Enigma's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 91% of Enigma's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Enigma
- high 10 stale, 1 reposted of 11 open
- Hiring momentum
- 13 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Enigma's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Enigma.
About this role
As a Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer on the Match Team at Enigma, you will develop and optimize search and retrieval systems that enhance the relevance and performance of customer-facing data products. Your role will involve tackling complex problems in information retrieval and ranking, building APIs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve search experiences. You will also lead efforts in research design, experimentation, and mentoring teammates, making a significant impact on how customers utilize Enigma's data.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Enigma as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience across machine learning, software engineering, data science, or data-intensive product systems
- Strong programming proficiency in Python
- Experience operating within cloud environments (AWS preferred)
- Demonstrated applied, production-level expertise in information retrieval, ranking systems, NLP/embedding models, or distributed systems
- Experience designing, fine-tuning, and operating high-scale backend systems, APIs, or data delivery platforms
- Strong judgment in ambiguous environments
Nice to have
- Deep experience with Typesense, Python, AWS, or similar retrieval infrastructure (Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, FAISS)
- Experience building customer-facing search or recommendation systems or APIs
- Experience with query understanding, embeddings, LLM-powered retrieval, or hybrid search systems
- Experience mentoring senior engineers or data scientists
What you get
- Salary range of $180,000-$295,000
- Equity options for all employees as part of the compensation package
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided, but specific compensation details may vary based on experience and negotiation
- Role involves significant technical challenges and ownership, which may appeal to candidates looking for growth opportunities
- The position requires strong collaboration and communication skills, which may be demanding in fast-paced environments
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Listed by Enigma on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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