PitchMeAI Jobs
SoundCloud

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Recommendations (Experience)

SoundCloud · Berlin, London

Posted about a month ago

or apply directly on SoundCloud's site. We never take the application ourselves.

Is this posting real?

This role has been open
31 days
SoundCloud's roles stay open a median of 71 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
69% of SoundCloud's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at SoundCloud
high
14 stale, 0 reposted of 16 open
Hiring momentum
23 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 SoundCloud's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for SoundCloud.

About this role

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer on the Recommendations Experience team at SoundCloud, you will focus on developing and deploying ML-powered features that enhance user personalization and engagement. Your role will involve building end-to-end ML pipelines, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and making technical decisions to optimize performance and user experience. You will work with large datasets and distributed systems, ensuring the reliability and scalability of solutions that serve millions of users.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
5/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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 SoundCloud as an employer.

What you need

  • 1-2+ years building ML systems in production
  • 4+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong Python and Scala (or Java/JVM) skills
  • Experience building and deploying ML models end-to-end
  • Experience building and deploying LLM-based features in production
  • Strong SQL skills for massive datasets (BigQuery, Spark)

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with integrating LLMs into ML systems
  • Understanding of shared ML architecture across domains

What you get

  • Extensive relocation support including allowances and temporary accommodation
  • Creativity and Wellness benefit
  • Employee Equity Plan
  • Generous professional development allowance
  • Flexible vacation and public holiday policy with up to 35 days of PTO annually
  • Free German courses at various levels

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role involves navigating complex distributed systems
  • Focus on building features for a large user base may require high accountability

Summarised from SoundCloud's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by SoundCloud on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

More roles at SoundCloud

All 16 open roles at SoundCloud →