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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation & AI Platform

NewsBreak · Mountain View, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
77 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 Staff Machine Learning Engineer will lead the technical direction for recommendation systems and AI initiatives at NewsBreak. Responsibilities include designing large-scale personalization architectures, driving best practices for model management, and collaborating with various teams to align technical strategies with business goals. The role also involves mentoring, evaluating AI technologies, and overseeing the development of AI-native engineering practices.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
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 NewsBreak as an employer.

What you need

  • 8+ years of industry experience building large-scale ML or recommendation systems
  • Deep expertise in recommendation systems and applied machine learning in production environments
  • Strong system design skills and the ability to influence architecture across teams
  • Proven track record of technical leadership and cross-team collaboration

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated success applying LLMs or foundation models to recommendation or content systems in production
  • Experience leading 0 → 1 AI platform or product initiatives
  • Passion for improving engineering velocity through AI-assisted development workflows

What you get

  • Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
  • Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • FSA and commuter benefits programs
  • Team activity budget

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options
  • Salary range provided, but pay may vary based on factors
  • Role involves significant leadership and cross-team collaboration, which may require strong interpersonal skills

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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