Software Engineer, ML Infra (Junior & New Grad)

Position Overview

Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is a Content Intelligence platform delivering highly personalized local news and information to over 40 million monthly active users. Recognized by Fast Company and Great Place to Work® certified, NewsBreak is committed to shaping the future of content through advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech. We are hiring a Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer to build the backbone that trains, serves, and monitors the models powering our Ads and Recommendations products. In this role, you will join a small, high-ownership team that partners with product and data teams to reduce latency, lower costs, and accelerate the delivery of innovative ML solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop machine learning infrastructure.
• Own and enhance core components including systems for offline and online model training, model serving, feature authoring, and serving.
• Proactively address ML infrastructure issues that may impact production.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to build robust model pipelines utilizing the infrastructure.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 2+ years of relevant work experience; or a Master's/PhD in a related discipline.
• Familiarity with software development processes, including version control, bug tracking, and design documentation.
• Proficient in Python and experienced with object-oriented languages such as C++ or Java.
• Basic knowledge of applied machine learning and experience with major deep learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with cloud services such as AWS, GCP, Azure, and others.
• Contributions to open-source machine learning or infrastructure tools.
• A systematic, data-driven problem-solving approach paired with strong communication skills.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: Annual Base Pay Range $125,000—$175,000 USD.
• Additional Benefits: Eligibility for discretionary bonus and options, along with a competitive rewards package designed to attract top talents.