Machine Learning Engineer/Scientist - Yahoo (Sunnyvale, CA)

The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day.

In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!. We're looking for people like you.

How Big Can You Think?

Are you a highly motivated person and really want to work on something that is the number one in the world ? Are you full of creative ideas and also detail oriented in analyzing and solving hard problems ? Are you a hands-on person who can quickly implement the ideas into the product features.

Yahoo! Web Search is passionate about building the best search engine on the planet! As Inktomi, Altavista and All the Web, we have powered the largest portals on the Web since 1996 and pioneered the first paid inclusion programs in the industry! Search Submit is one of the largest search advertising avenues. It allows deep and diverse content to be included in the search index, enhancing relevance and the overall search experience! We're looking for world-class, fun-loving engineers to join our team!

We are looking for a machine learning scientist engineer to join the Yahoo! Web Search Paid Inclusion Relevance Team. Your essential responsibility is to design and implement solutions to various relevance tasks using your background applying machine learning. Your work will have direct impact on the quality of the paid inclusion product and Yahoo! Search as a whole. As a senior member of the team you will play a leading role in driving improvements to machine learning practices and methods, and applying those methods to large, challenging problems. Candidates for this position are highly motivated and great communicators who will be able to work closely with other team members and communicate the value and technology behind machine learning to people with diverse technical backgrounds.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Experience applying machine learning to large data sets.
• Solid grasp of the theory behind predictive modeling and machine learning techniques.
• Experience or interest in search engines.
• Solid statistical knowledge and intuition.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with people from a variety of technical backgrounds.

• M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum five years of industrial experience.
• Experience with C, C++, or Java and either Perl or Python.
• Experience with Matlab, S-Plus, R, or other statistical tools.
• Established track record in research and development.

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