Uber

Sr Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Ads

Uber$267K — $297K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in machine learning and AI systems
  • Strong background in building scalable ML architectures
  • Experience with end-to-end ML model lifecycle management
  • Proven track record of leadership in a technical capacity
  • Ability to mentor and develop engineering talent
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Strong understanding of ads marketplace dynamics

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of ML systems for ads products
  • Manage the entire lifecycle of ML models from research to deployment
  • Build scalable ML architecture tailored for ad operations
  • Establish engineering best practices for ML across the organization
  • Collaborate with product and science teams to implement ML research
  • Ensure ML systems meet performance and reliability standards
  • Mentor senior ML engineers and shape the technical culture

Benefits

  • Participation in Uber's bonus program
  • Equity awards available for employees
  • 401(k) plan eligibility for all full-time employees
  • Access to a wide range of employee benefits
  • Opportunities for continued professional development
Full Job Description
About the Role

Ads is a growing business at Uber. As part of this team, you will get an opportunity to influence the evolution of ads platform while delivering a lot of impact. You will provide technical leadership, and drive technical direction for the ads delivery area. You will work with cross-functional teams to find opportunities and implement enhancements to improve consumer experience and unlock value for advertisers and Uber.

Technical Leadership & Innovation

- Lead the design and implementation of advanced ML systems for all ads products at Uber
- Own end-to-end ML model lifecycle from research through production deployment and continuous optimization

Platform & Architecture

- Build scalable ML architecture and feature management systems supporting ads marketplace
- Establish ML engineering best practices, monitoring, and operational excellence across the organization
- Create platform abstractions that enable other ML engineers to iterate faster on improvements

Cross-Functional Impact

- Collaborate with ads marketplace product and science teams to productionize cutting-edge ML research
- Work with platform engineering teams to ensure ML systems meet reliability and performance standards
- Influence technical roadmaps across multiple teams through technical leadership and strategic thinking

Team Development

- Mentor and grow senior ML engineers, establishing technical standards and engineering culture
- Lead technical discussions and architecture reviews for complex ML systems

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$267,000 per year - USD$297,000 per year.

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$267,000 per year - USD$297,000 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link [https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits](https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits).

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.

About Uber

Uber Entertainment, Inc. is a privately held video game development company headquartered in beautiful downtown Kirkland, WA. Uber is currently developing Planetary Annihilation, a next generation real time strategy game of epic proportions.

Uber Careers

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29,300 employees
Market Cap
$48.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$6.7 billion
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+35.3%
Revenue
$11.1 billion
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