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Manager, Machine Learning Engineering, Web Ads Ranking

Snap Inc.· Engineering
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Hybrid (Bellevue; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Francisco)$229k - $343k + equityFull timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Machine Learning Engineering Manager to lead the Web Ads Ranking team at Snap, building large-scale indexing, retrieval, and ranking systems for Snapchat ads and revenue.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of machine learning engineers and software engineers to build large-scale indexing, retrieval, and ranking systems that deliver the most relevant Snapchat ads and drive revenue
  • Collaborate with broad product teams in Snap to define the architecture and vision of the system, and grow the team beyond the initial scope
  • Build the evaluation framework that enables rapid iteration and high-quality decision-making, working closely with Data Science and Product partners to define success metrics and measure outcomes
  • Build and grow a high-performing team by raising the bar for engineering and ML excellence, developing talent, and helping shape Snap’s broader machine learning strategy

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s in a related technical field such as computer science or equivalent years of experience
  • 8+ years of post-Bachelor’s ML industry experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 7+ year of post-grad ML experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 4+ years of post-grad ML experience
  • 1+ year(s) of experience leading machine learning teams teams that focus on ranking or recommendations

Skills

Required:Machine Learning fundamentalsLarge Language Models (LLMs) for keyword extraction, description generation, semantic relevanceManagement and mentorshipCommunicationStakeholder collaborationProblem solving in ambiguity

Benefits

  • Paid parental leave
  • Comprehensive medical coverage
  • Emotional and mental health support programs
  • Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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