This role pays more than
97%
of similar roles. Most pay
$179,851–$259,053
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$319k
versus about
$219k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Reddit
Reddit is a social news aggregation and discussion platform where users share content, vote on posts, and engage in community conversations across thousands of interest-based forums called subreddits.
Reddit currently has
72 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$217,000–$303,900
across 66 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Reddit, you will lead the development of advanced user understanding systems that leverage large-scale embeddings and LLMs to enhance personalization across key platforms like Feeds, Search, Notifications, and Ads. Your role involves setting technical direction for these initiatives, designing scalable and reliable foundational models, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive measurable impact on engagement metrics. You will also mentor senior engineers and champion best practices in building robust ML systems that balance performance, cost, and safety at scale. This position requires deep expertise in user modeling, large-scale representation learning, and a strong understanding of how LLMs can revolutionize existing systems for more adaptive personalization.
Python
PyTorch
TensorFlow
XGBoost
LLM
Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
Recommendation Systems
Information Retrieval
Ranking and Relevance
A/B Testing
ML Frameworks
Feature Engineering
Prompt Engineering
RAG Architectures
Generative RecSys
CI/CD