Machine Learning Engineer- Search and Recommendations

SoundCloud is a next-generation music entertainment company powered by an ecosystem of artists, fans, and thriving communities on the pulse of what's new, now and next in culture. As one of the world’s most influential cultural platforms, SoundCloud holds a singular market position as both a music-streaming service with the largest catalog of music, and an artist services and distribution business to help artists grow long-term, successful careers. 

We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer for the SoundCloud Search and Recommendation  team with a mission to help users to find and play what they’re looking for and enable them to explore further to discover great, new music that exists nowhere else and connect directly with the artists who make it. In the role of ML Engineer you will be working in the multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists focused on exploring, designing, building and deploying state of the art Machine Learning algorithms with a focus on delivering high accuracy music recommendation at scale. 

The Role: 

• Define the vision, strategy and roadmap for analytics in the team as well as group level
• Develop and implement a measurement framework to understand recommendations systems accuracy and relevancy  
• Translate data into insights and convincing stories which could aid objective decision making on both tactical and strategic level
• Build and automate reports and dashboards that visualizes the insights and stories
• Develop testing frameworks, help run multiple concurrent tests and draw insights out of test results  
• Build various predictive and classification models to help understand segmentation and user journeys
• Communicate and influence senior management and executive teams across multiple organizations within SoundCloud 

About you:

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or Computer Science. 
• You have 3+ years of experience working in AI/ML and up-to-date with recent advances in the field
• You have practical experience of deploying ML solutions to production (on a public cloud) with demonstrable real business impact
• You have 4+ years of experience writing code in a typed language (e.g. Go/C++/C/Java)
• You possess great knowledge of basic machine learning concepts and frameworks including Tensorflow
• You have great understanding of mathematics and statistics
• You have good understanding of algorithms and datastructures
• You have good communication skills and enjoy working as a part of a cross-functional, solutions oriented team
• You possess strong problem solving skills and the ability to deliver concise, actionable solutions 
• You seek impact and outcome, drive innovation and apply agile best practices

About us:

• We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)
• We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home
• We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of our organization and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard
• We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities
• You can contribute to our Engineering Blog

Benefits:

• Not located in Berlin? No worries, we offer extensive relocation support including allowances, one way flights, temporary accommodation and, by partnering with Expath, on the ground support on arrival
• Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Professional development allowance
• Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
• We offer free German courses at beginning, intermediate and advanced
• Various snacks, goodies and 2 free lunches weekly at the office! 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization. With this foundation, we aim to build a social platform and global community for everyone to create, discover, and share sounds. We acknowledge the challenges in our industry and strive to develop an inclusive culture where individual contributions are valued. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care-giver status. 

At SoundCloud you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group (groups focused on people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, and women). You may also participate in inclusive workshops, contribute to our Cultural Moments series, vote on organizations for the SoundCloud Community fund’s support, and more!