Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Search

FanDuel

New York City, NY, US
Base: $159,000 - $208,950 usd; bonus/equity: annua...
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7+ years software development experience
4+ years scalable architecture design
2+ years vector search implementation
** FanDuel is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to enhance its data-driven gaming services through the design and implementation of advanced machine learning systems. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in developing scalable software architectures, particularly in ML and search applications, and will be instrumental in driving the company's data strategy. **

Job Summary

  • This role involves owning critical production ML systems that deliver billions of recommendations daily across sportsbook and gaming products.
  • The successful candidate will design intelligent search systems incorporating typeahead, vector search, and ML personalization signals to optimize relevance.
  • FanDuel offers comprehensive benefits including $0 health plans, generous PTO, annual bonuses, and a 5% 401k match.

Matching Summary

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** FanDuel is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to enhance its data-driven gaming services through the design and implementation of advanced machine learning systems. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in developing scalable software architectures, particularly in ML and search applications, and will be instrumental in driving the company's data strategy. **

Salary

Base: $159,000 - $208,950 USD; Bonus/Equity: Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities; Benefits: Health plans, PTO, 401k match up to 5%

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 7+ years software development experience
  • 4+ years scalable architecture design
  • 2+ years vector search implementation
  • Experience with AWS GCP or Azure cloud
  • Building production ML and GenAI pipelines

Nice-to-have

  • Typeahead and autocomplete system experience
  • Combining multiple retrieval systems
  • Mentoring junior engineers effectively
  • Influencing cross-team technical strategy
  • Hands-on LLM framework experience

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years relevant coding experience
  • 4+ years designing scalable software architectures
  • 2+ years implementing vector search systems
  • 2+ years building ML/AI platform components
  • 1+ years driving technical direction and strategy

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