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Applied Research Scientist

United States, Palo Alto 166000.00 - 300000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted December 19, 2025
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We are a group of research scientists and engineers building cutting edge technology at the intersection of machine learning and adtech. The core of our work is focused on: Building ads delivery systems that deliver the most relevant products to users and drive business results. Processing and handling tens of billions of rows of data per day, and processing one million requests per second. Integrating tabular, text, image, and video data into a cohesive system to improve ads delivery. Running large-scale A/B tests to measure results.

Job Responsibility

  • Building ads delivery systems that deliver the most relevant products to users and drive business results
  • Processing and handling tens of billions of rows of data per day, and processing one million requests per second
  • Integrating tabular, text, image, and video data into a cohesive system to improve ads delivery
  • Running large-scale A/B tests to measure results

Requirements

  • Experience working with state of the art Machine Learning/Deep Learning models to solve hard problems
  • Strong programming skills in Python and experience with Deep Learning frameworks (preferably PyTorch)
  • Strong mathematical skills, and the ability to understand and interpret data
  • The drive to want to make an impact on the company you work for

Nice to have

  • Experience working with large datasets and distributed computing frameworks
  • Strong C++ or Java programming ability in addition to Python
  • Prior experience working with recommendation models specifically

What we offer

  • dental
  • vision
  • and other benefits
  • equity
  • and other forms of incentive compensation
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