Bumble Inc.
Lead Machine Learning Engineer
US TX Austin
Sponsorship not specified$255k-$280kDetected 103 days ago
PythonMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchSparkAirflowNLPLLMsA/B TestingRecruitingCollaboration
About the role
- We're excited by people who are curious and experimental, and who think thoughtfully about how AI can amplify their impact and outcomes.
- We encourage you to use AI responsibly as you prepare your application.
- Please don't use it to fabricate experiences or answer questions live in interviews.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of end-to-end ML systems powering recommendations, ranking, and personalization, driving measurable improvements in user outcomes
- Build and deploy advanced models using modern frameworks (e.g. PyTorch), ensuring robustness in high-scale production environments
- Develop and apply LLM-based capabilities, including prompt design and fine-tuning approaches for production use cases
- Drive experimentation strategy, including A/B testing and offline evaluation, to continuously improve performance and inform product decisions
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Data teams, collaborating with purpose to translate business challenges into ML solutions
- Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a culture of Curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of ambiguous problems and deliver impactful outcomes
- AI is used only to support our team's efficiency and improve the candidate experience - not to evaluate or decide on your candidacy.
Requirements
- Typically requires 7-10 years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills.
- Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow), with experience in areas such as recommendation systems, ranking, or NLP
- Experience designing and scaling ML pipelines and data systems (e.g. Spark, Airflow, or similar technologies)
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, including prompting, evaluation, and production integration
- Solid AI fluency, with the ability to guide best practices in model development and responsible AI usage within a team
Compensation
- Final Compensation
Benefits
- Insurance: Medical/dental/vision, 30-day eligibility.
- Unlimited PTO + 1 company-wide week off + Focus Fridays every week
- Fully paid life and long-term disability insurance
- Monthly wellness benefit and access to Noom, Unmind, and Your Money Line
- Maternity and Fertility benefit + 26 week paid parental leave
Company info
- Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo.
- The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections.
- Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF).
- BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests.
- Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products.
- We care deeply about authenticity and want to understand your real skills, judgment and voice, because building a meaningful, genuine connection with you matters to us.
- Will be determined based on factors such as the selected candidate's qualifications, relevant experience, skill set, and other job-related considerations.
- AI is important to us.
- Final Compensation
- Benefits & Perks
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