# Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendations at Ziprecruiter

- Company: Ziprecruiter
- What the company does: Job Search: Millions of US Jobs (HIRING NOW) Near You - ZipRecruiter. Backed by IVP.
- Company website: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote, Santa Monica, CA
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-18
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ziprecruiter/jobs/8174570
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/ziprecruiter-staff-machine-learning-engineer-recommendations/

## About the role

We are seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer / Data Scientist to serve as a technical anchor for our machine learning and AI capabilities. Reporting directly to the Director of Recommendation Systems, you will be a core partner in shaping our multi-year ML roadmap, driving foundational algorithmic architecture, and translating complex machine learning research into high-throughput, low-latency production systems.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of professional experience developing and deploying machine learning models in large-scale production environments
- Proven track record of architecting and shipping end-to-end ML solutions that serve production traffic at scale
- Deep domain expertise in Recommendation Systems, Personalization, Ranking & Retrieval, or Interaction Prediction
- Strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on expertise using modern deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Proven experience in technical leadership and mentorship , driving technical alignment across cross-functional engineering and product teams
- Strong background in statistical modeling, online experimentation (A/B testing methodology), and offline metric design

Tags: Tech