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ML Engineer - Search at Figma

Location: United States

Job Summary:

Job Duties:
- Develop early-phase machine learning systems to enhance search experience.
- Lead search quality initiatives in collaboration with software engineers, product managers, and data scientists.
- Break down search relevance problems into engineering strategies.
- Mentor team members and promote best practices in data and machine learning.
- Improve the hiring process for machine learning talent.

Required Skills:
- Expertise in machine learning, data mining, and statistical modeling.
- Proficiency with search indexing, retrieval systems (like Elasticsearch/OpenSearch), and NLP.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Required Experiences:
- 7+ years in machine learning methodologies.
- 2+ years in a technical lead role in a high-growth environment.
- Proven experience in end-to-end model development and multi-year roadmap planning.

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