Applied Machine Learning Engineer - Causal Inference Recommendation

$140,100 - $210,100/Yr

Doordash - Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Sunnyvale, CA

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About the position

The Applied Machine Learning Engineer role at DoorDash focuses on developing AI/ML solutions to enhance the merchant selection process and drive growth. The position involves utilizing robust data and machine learning infrastructure to build recommendation systems and implement innovative AI solutions. The engineer will work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to set strategies and execute plans that contribute to the company's mission of empowering local economies.

Responsibilities

• Develop production machine learning solutions that serve as central intelligence for various teams including Sales Operation, Product, and Marketing.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to shape the product roadmap leveraging AI/ML.
• Own the modeling life cycle end-to-end, including feature creation, model development and deployment, experimentation, monitoring, explainability, and model maintenance.
• Explore diverse data sources and modeling techniques such as NLP, ranking, personalization, image classification, and entity resolution to enhance merchant interactions.

Requirements

• 1+ years of industry experience post PhD or 3+ years of industry experience post graduate degree in developing machine learning models with business impact.
• Expertise in applied ML for Causal Inference and Recommendation Systems, including both classical and deep learning methods.
• M.S. or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Math, Operations Research, Physics, or other quantitative fields.
• Ability to communicate technical details to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong machine learning background in Python; experience with Spark, PyTorch, or TensorFlow preferred.
• Familiarity with Kotlin/Scala.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with experimentation, computer vision, and LLMs.
• A growth-minded and collaborative mindset.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Several paid holidays
• Opportunities for equity grants