Staff Machine Learning Scientist – Personalization (Open to Remote)

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$210,000–$250,000/yr

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What You'll Do:

  • Define and drive the technical roadmap for personalization and recommender systems, prioritizing roadmap items to meet business goals.
  • Ensure complex, multi-service personalization products meet SLAs and provide correct results over time.
  • Lead team meetings, ensure progress on roadmap, and make technical decisions that unblock projects.

Qualifications We Seek:

  • PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, Operations Research, or Statistics, or Master's with 8+ years applied ML experience.
  • Deep expertise in recommender systems, personalization, ranking/retrieval, or computational advertising with shipped systems at scale.
  • Expert-level Python and proficiency with modern ML frameworks and recommendation-specific tooling.

Why Join Us:

  • Access to cutting-edge AI tools and agentic coding workflows to accelerate development.
  • Collaborative and high-performance team culture with strong infrastructure and DevOps partners.
  • Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and generous paid time off.

Penguin Random House LLC

Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children's publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom, and many other regions around the world. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints includes Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, and many others.

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