Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer

SoundCloud Ltd

New York, United States
Base: $280,000 - $325,000 annually; bonus/equity: ...
On-site
10+ years ml engineering experience
3+ years search or recommendations at scale
Deep expertise in deep neural networks and transformers
The role involves architecting the next era of Musical Intelligence by extracting high-fidelity insights from the world's largest audio dataset

Job Summary

  • The role involves architecting the next era of Musical Intelligence by extracting high-fidelity insights from the world's largest audio dataset.
  • You will lead a team of Engineers and Scientists while defining the technical North Star for ML across engineering and product surfaces.
  • The position offers a competitive salary range of $280,000 - $325,000 annually along with a flexible work culture.

Matching Summary

The role involves architecting the next era of Musical Intelligence by extracting high-fidelity insights from the world's largest audio dataset.

Salary

Base: $280,000 - $325,000 annually; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Generous total rewards program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years ML engineering experience
  • 3+ years search or recommendations at scale
  • Deep expertise in Deep Neural Networks and Transformers
  • Experience with PyTorch and TensorFlow frameworks
  • Proven track record leading ML teams

Nice-to-have

  • Experience in music streaming environment
  • Knowledge of agentic workflows and AI-assisted engineering
  • Strategic partnership with C-level executives
  • Thought leadership in emerging ML trends

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of ML engineering experience
  • 3+ years in search or recommendations at internet scale
  • Leadership experience scaling ML teams

Work Rights

Not specified

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