Research Scientist - Personalization

Spotify
New York
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 133,194 - 190,278Function: Data Science & Machine LearningSkills: ["Collaboration","Curiosity","Creativity","Thoughtful problem-solving","Seeking diverse perspectives"]

Conduct original ML and AI research for Spotify’s Personalization organization, advancing large-scale foundation models, generative AI, and post-training methods such as reinforcement learning. Develop novel methodologies, models, and evaluation frameworks, design and run rigorous experiments on real-world datasets, and publish findings. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to turn research insights into long-term product opportunities and help shape the team’s research agenda.

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Research Scientist - Personalization

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Job Summary

Conduct original ML and AI research for Spotify’s Personalization organization, advancing large-scale foundation models, generative AI, and post-training methods such as reinforcement learning. Develop novel methodologies, models, and evaluation frameworks, design and run rigorous experiments on real-world datasets, and publish findings. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to turn research insights into long-term product opportunities and help shape the team’s research agenda.
Location: New York
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct original research in machine learning and AI focused on large-scale foundation models, generative AI, and post-training methods including reinforcement learning.
  • •Develop novel methodologies, models, and evaluation frameworks to advance personalization systems.
  • •Design and execute rigorous experiments to explore new ideas and validate research hypotheses.
  • •Contribute to the scientific community through publications, talks, and conference participation.
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate research insights into long-term product opportunities; mentor others and help evolve the research agenda.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 133,194 - 190,278
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsurancePaid Parental401kMeal AllowancePaid Days

Key Requirements

  • •You have a Master’s or PhD in machine learning, AI, or a related field, or equivalent research experience.
  • •You have demonstrated expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence through peer-reviewed publications at conferences such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, KDD, or RecSys.
  • •You have deep knowledge of machine learning, including post-training and reinforcement learning for large models, reward design, large-scale distributed training, or evaluation of model behavior.
  • •You are experienced in designing experiments and working with real-world datasets to validate research ideas.
  • •You care about advancing understanding of user behavior and improving experiences across music and talk content.
Skills:CollaborationCuriosityCreativityThoughtful problem-solvingSeeking diverse perspectives
Tech Stack:Machine learningArtificial intelligenceReinforcement learningPost-trainingReward designLarge-scale distributed trainingEvaluation of model behaviorFoundation modelsGenerative AI

Company Brief

Spotify
Provides a music, podcast and audio streaming service offering on-demand access to millions of tracks and podcasts, personalized recommendations, and advertising and subscription-based tiers for listeners and creators worldwide.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Founded: 2006
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