Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Soundcloud
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 280,000 - 325,000 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Communication","Strategic thinking","Team management"]

Lead and architect SoundCloud’s ML systems at scale, directing model development, deployment, and powering large-scale recommendations, personalization, and search. Manage a team of ML Engineers and Scientists, define the ML North Star, and partner with CTO to accelerate AI-native engineering and ML-powered features across Creator and Fan surfaces.

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Soundcloud
Soundcloud
5 months ago

Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead and architect SoundCloud’s ML systems at scale, directing model development, deployment, and powering large-scale recommendations, personalization, and search. Manage a team of ML Engineers and Scientists, define the ML North Star, and partner with CTO to accelerate AI-native engineering and ML-powered features across Creator and Fan surfaces.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the technical strategy and execution for SoundCloud’s ML systems (e.g., recommendation, ranking, personalization), including model development, deployment, and scaling.
  • •Lead the exploration of advanced modeling techniques including Deep Neural Networks, LLMs, large recommender systems, multi-modal embeddings and transformer-based architectures to create unique and impactful listening experiences.
  • •Define and drive the overall technical direction for ML in SoundCloud including model architecture, feature engineering, training and serving infrastructure at scale, feature stores, pipeline orchestration, and model registry and versioning all aimed at accelerating our ability to bring ML-powered features to market.
  • •Own short- and long-term objectives, ensuring ML investments deliver measurable user and business impact.
  • •Lead, mentor, and grow ML Engineers and Scientists across SoundCloud.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 280,000 - 325,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityGym MembershipWellness StipendRemote Work

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in ML engineering, with at least 3+ years in search or recommendations for internet-scale services (tens of millions of daily active users).
  • •Hands-on familiarity with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) and data processing pipelines, plus strong software engineering foundations.
  • •Experience defining technical strategy and driving execution for large-scale ML systems (recommendation, personalization, or search).
  • •Experience leading and scaling teams of ML Engineers and Scientists, including hiring, mentoring, and developing talent.
Experience:Machine learningMusic streamingInternet-scale
Skills:LeadershipMentoringCommunicationStrategic thinkingTeam management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PyTorchTensorFlowLLMsTransformersDeep neural networksFeature storesModel registryPythonCloud

Company Brief

Soundcloud
Operates an online audio distribution platform that enables creators to upload, share, and monetize music and audio. Offers streaming services, creator tools, distribution and audience engagement features for independent artists and listeners worldwide.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2007
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