Machine Learning Engineer

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy, seeking a Machine Learning Engineer for their Revenue Engine team. The role involves building statistical models and production systems to balance advertiser performance with business goals, while collaborating with a diverse team to enhance the mobile ad tech ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Build statistical models and production systems to balance advertiser performance with business goals
• Tune optimization parameters, measure internal competition, and model dynamic environments
• Design and run experiments to validate theories underpinning the mobile ad tech economy
• Develop applications in the areas of advertiser budget retention and growth, optimal margin allocation, and bidding innovations
• Collaborate with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds as well as peers across the broader company (e.g. Operations, GTM)
• Use strong communication skills (verbal and written) to explain statistical and machine learning concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Be part of an "engineering excellence" culture through state-of-the-art tools, risk-driven testing, explainable systems, and design/code review

Requirements:

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Economics, or a related field
• Industry experience applying economics or machine learning to large scale problems
• Solid engineering and coding skills
• Excellent team communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with ad tech is a solid plus