Local Intent Data Mining Expert
NewsBreak · Mountain View, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days NewsBreak's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 15% of NewsBreak's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at NewsBreak
- high 47 stale, 0 reposted of 55 open
- Hiring momentum
- 61 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 NewsBreak's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for NewsBreak.
About this role
The Local Intent Data Mining Expert will develop systems to interpret local consumer intent by transforming raw queries and behaviors into structured data. Responsibilities include building models for query understanding and semantic search, designing intent taxonomies, and deploying LLM-powered features for local search and recommendations. The role requires defining metrics and conducting experiments to enhance intent quality and conversion rates.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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 NewsBreak as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years as an Applied Scientist or ML Engineer on query understanding, intent, semantic search, or NLU
- Production experience shipping models that serve real users
- Hands-on with embeddings, semantic search, intent classification, taxonomy, or interest-graph construction
- Experience bringing LLMs into production systems
- Comfort working at consumer-internet data scale
Nice to have
- Background at Google Search / Ads quality, Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, DoorDash, Instacart, Amazon Search/Alexa, or Apple
- Built a user-intent taxonomy or interest graph at a consumer internet company
- Consumer-intent or personalization work specifically at a local platform
What you get
- Base salary range of $112,000 to $293,000 USD
- Potential for discretionary bonus and options
- Overall rewards package designed to attract top talents
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the tech stack or tools used
- Salary range is broad, indicating potential variability based on experience
- Focus on local consumer intent may limit exposure to broader ML applications
Summarised from NewsBreak's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by NewsBreak on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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