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Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Signals and Measurement

Snap Inc.· Engineering
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Hybrid (Bellevue / LA / NYC / Palo Alto / Seattle)$276k - $414k + equityFull timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Principal ML Engineer to design, develop, and scale ML systems for the Signals & Measurement team to support monetization, attribution, and causal measurement across Snap's third-party signal lifecycle; collaborate cross-functionally to set ML strategy and advance the ML tech stack.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop machine learning systems across the third-party signal lifecycle, from acquisition and curation to matching, attribution, and causal measurement
  • Design, implement, and scale critical machine learning models to support Snap's monetization strategies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to set and align on machine learning strategies to meet company objectives
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest technology in machine learning and apply this knowledge to tackle complex problems in innovative ways
  • Collaborate with leadership to up-level the ML tech stack and improve the performance of the organization
  • Work across teams to understand product requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver the solutions needed to build innovative products or services
  • Advocate for and apply best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and cost management
  • Provide technical direction that influences the entire ML community

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience
  • 9+ years of post-Bachelor’s machine learning experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 8+ year of post-grad ML experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 5+ years of post-grad ML experience
  • 2+ years of experience with technical leadership or acting as the domain-expert to a technical organization
  • Experience developing and shipping performant and scalable machine learning models for recommendation or ranking use cases
  • Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or related deep learning frameworks

Skills

Required:Machine learning and deep learningOnline ranking / recommendation model directionModel design, training, and optimizationProgramming and software designCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
  • Snap Inc. benefits page reference for more details
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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