2d ago
Director, Machine Learning Engineering - Surfaces Foundation
New York, NY
โจ $250k-$350k / yearest.
full-timelead Remotemedia
๐ผ About This Role
You'll lead engineering teams building personalized recommendation platforms for millions of Spotify users. Your work will shape the technical vision for foundational ML capabilities, including targeting, serving, and agent-driven systems. This role offers the chance to drive AI-assisted development tools adoption at scale.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Lead and support engineering managers building platform systems for personalized recommendations
- Set and evolve technical vision for targeting, serving, evaluation, and agent-driven systems
- Decide what becomes platform capabilities vs. product-specific solutions
- Guide incremental platform evolution enabling continuous delivery
๐ Requirements
- Experience building and operating machine learning systems at scale in consumer products
- Worked on recommendation systems, ranking, or content delivery platforms
- Ability to decide when to build shared capabilities vs. product-specific solutions
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and balancing short-term and long-term needs
โจ Nice to Have
- Experience leading teams through technology adoption or change
- Collaboration across product, data science, and engineering disciplines
- Familiarity with modern AI tools and their impact on software development
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐๏ธ Flexible work location within North America
- ๐ป Remote-friendly culture with Eastern Standard Time collaboration
- ๐ Professional growth through leadership of high-impact teams
- ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง Inclusive team environment with focus on belonging
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
- 2Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
- 3Technical Leadership Interviewยท 60 min
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