Machine Learning Engineer, Junior & New Grad

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About NewsBreak

NewsBreak is redefining the way users interact with local news and their communities. By bridging local users, local content creators, and local businesses, our mission is to foster safer, more vibrant, and authentically connected lives. Through robust collaborations with thousands of local publishers and businesses across the nation, NewsBreak is revolutionizing how a new wave of readers access and engage with essential, locally sourced content & information.

Since our inception in 2015, our trajectory has been nothing short of remarkable. We proudly stand as the nation’s premier local news app.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly scalable tools leveraging machine learning models to solve problems such as classification, clustering, topic modeling, natural language processing and recommendation
• Develop in-house machine learning tools and pipelines to support fast experimentation of machine learning models
• Work with other engineers to identify and solve machine learning problems

Requirements

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: 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

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package:

• 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