Staff Applied AI/ML Scientist - Ads

Faire • San Francisco, CA

98d • $224,000 - $308,000

About The Position

The Ads Data team is building the next generation of advertising products for the wholesale industry. As a key member of this team, you’ll shape the future of our ads system at Faire—from retrieval and ranking to auction design and bidding strategy. Our in-house stack gives us unique end-to-end ownership, and our first-party conversion data allows us to train highly effective models and optimize for real, business-critical outcomes on behalf of our brands. This is a rare opportunity to be an early contributor to a fast-growing team in an incredibly strategic area of the business. Ads is a major company priority and you'll have a massive impact in shaping the platform that connects independent retailers and brands. You’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to launch and iterate on systems that are not just technically sophisticated, but also directly drive improvements to the bottom line for both brands and Faire.

Requirements

• 7+ years of industry experience using machine learning to solve real-world problems, with 3+ years in Ads, Search, Recommendations, or a related large-scale production domain
• Demonstrated ownership of the full ML lifecycle: from scoping and design through training, deployment, A/B testing, and iteration
• Strong programming skills, with an excitement and willingness to learn new tools and techniques
• Experience with relational databases and SQL
• The ability to contribute to team strategy and to lead model development without supervision
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with others in a closely collaborative team environment

Nice To Haves

• Highly recommended: Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, or related STEM fields
• Ability to quickly implement state of the art algorithms from an academic paper

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end development of ML models across the ads stack—from problem framing, solution design, modeling, and implementation to deployment, experimentation, and impact measurement
• Build best-in-class models in areas such as ads retrieval, ranking, auction optimization, bidding, and pacing—drawing from techniques in search/recommendation systems and marketplace optimization
• Help define the roadmap and technical culture of the Ads Data team, leveraging deep product intuition to shape what ads at Faire should be
• Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with team members who’ve shipped ML at top tech companies

Benefits

• Equity and benefits eligibility
• Flexible remote work options up to 4 weeks per year
• Hybrid work model with in-office attendance required 2 days per week

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees