Machine Learning Engineer (Junior & New Grad)

NewsBreak, the nation's premier local news app, is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join our team. As a Series-C unicorn startup headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in New York City and Seattle, we're revolutionizing how readers access and engage with local content.

In this role, you'll develop highly scalable tools leveraging machine learning models to solve problems such as classification, clustering, topic modeling, natural language processing, and recommendation. You'll also create in-house machine learning tools and pipelines to support fast experimentation of machine learning models, and collaborate with other engineers to identify and solve machine learning problems.

We're looking for candidates with:

• Experience in machine learning, recommendation systems, deep learning, feed, relevance, and data mining
• Expert knowledge in Java or Scala
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and shell scripts
• MS degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field
• Experience with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or MxNet

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family (100% coverage for employee)
• Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits programs
• Team activity budget

The base salary range for this position is $125,000 - $168,000 USD, with potential for discretionary bonus and options. Join us in our mission to bridge local users, content creators, and businesses, and help shape the future of local news and community engagement.