Staff Machine Learning Engineer
- Austin, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Own the full ML lifecycle: from data exploration to model development, deployment, and continuous optimization.
- Develop scalable, production-ready ML models that power key business initiatives, including monetization, pricing optimization, and intelligent recommendations.
- Experiment and innovate-leverage AI to enhance customer insights and improve home search and listing experiences.
- Mentor a team of talented machine learning engineers, guiding them in best practices for model development, deployment, and optimization.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, analysts, data engineers, and leadership, to identify high-impact opportunities and translate them into AI-driven solutions.
- Deploy models at scale using modern cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), containerization (Docker), and ML frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or JAX.
- Innovative Impact: Lead the full ML lifecycle to design and deploy cutting-edge models that directly drive revenue and improve customer experiences.
- Technical Excellence: Tackle complex, industry-leading challenges using modern cloud platforms and ML frameworks while growing your expertise.
- Empowering Culture: Mentor talented engineers in an environment where people are our foundation and you're trusted to own and innovate.
We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.What You'll Bring:
- Expertise in Applied ML - PhD/MS in computer science, statistics, mathematics, operations research or related fields and 2 years of relevant experience in data science, machine learning or applied statistics, with a strong background in information retrieval, forecasting, recommendation systems, or related ML applications. Experience with causal ML is a plus.
- Production ML Experience - Hands-on experience deploying ML models at scale using cloud platforms like AWS, Kubernetes, or similar.
- Extensive Technical Skills - Proficiency in Python, Spark, TensorFlow/PyTorch, and SQL. Experience with large-scale distributed systems is a plus.
- Strong Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills - Passion for tackling complex business challenges, improving customer experience, and driving measurable impact.
- Excellent Communication - Ability to articulate ML concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Real-World Impact: Your models will directly drive revenue and shape how millions of users find success with connections from Realtor.com.
- Technical Challenges: Work on some of the toughest ML optimization and AI challenges in real estate.
- Growth & Leadership: Play a key role in mentoring and shaping the ML strategy for a growing team.
- Culture of Innovation: We foster an agile, experimentation-driven culture that rewards curiosity and bold ideas.
- Best-in-Class Benefits: Medical, dental, 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, unlimited PTO, and more.
- Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
- Family forming benefits
- 13 Paid Holidays
- Flexible Time Off
- 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
- Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
- Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
- 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
- Free snacks and refreshments in each office location
If you're excited about building AI-driven solutions that revolutionize real estate, apply today!Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®Here, you'll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you'll find your way home too. People are our foundation-the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com®, you'll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we'll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.