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We are looking for an Engineering Manager, Machine Learning to lead a team of ML engineers in Bengaluru focused on recommendation systems. This is a leadership role — you will set technical direction, design systems, mentor engineers, and drive delivery of ML solutions that directly impact user engagement, retention, and Roku's revenue growth. The ideal candidate brings deep understanding of and passion for consumer-facing ML products, and is ready to multiply their impact through a team.
Job Responsibility
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of ML engineers
foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration
Set the technical roadmap, aligning priorities across the team and within the broader Recommendations organization
Drive system design and architecture decisions for ML models powering content ranking, user modeling, multi-objective optimization, and personalization across Roku's key surfaces
Provide technical leadership on model architecture choices, training and serving infrastructure, and evaluation methodologies
Own the A/B experimentation and measurement strategy for your team's surfaces
ensure ML work is tied to measurable product and business outcomes
Champion the adoption of generative AI to push the boundaries of recommendation and personalization
Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business goals into ML solutions
Recruit and develop ML talent in Bengaluru
establish strong engineering practices and a high hiring bar
Balance long-term research investments with near-term production improvements across multiple concurrent workstreams
Requirements
10+ years of experience in machine learning engineering, with a strong track record of shipping models to production in consumer-facing products (recommendations, search, ads, personalization, or similar domains)
Experience managing an ML or software engineering team
BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
Deep expertise in recommendation system architectures, deep neural networks, and ranking models
Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience writing production-quality code
Experience with large-scale ML tooling and infrastructure: PyTorch/TensorFlow, Spark, Airflow, cloud-native MLOps platforms
Experience with multi-objective optimization, reinforcement learning, or Bayesian methods in production settings
Familiarity with LLM-based approaches for recommendations, content understanding, or generative personalization
Demonstrated ability to connect ML work to measurable product and business outcomes
Experience building and scaling ML teams in a distributed or multi-site setting
Nice to have
PhD is a plus
What we offer
Global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources
Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision)
Life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension)
Employees are supported in taking time off, in accordance with local leave policies and other personal needs