(High Salary) Machine Learning Engineering Manager London,UK (HQ)

DELIVEROO
London
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At Deliveroo we have an outstanding data scienceorganisation, with a mission to enable the highest quality humanand machine decision-making. We work throughout the company - inproduct, business and platform teams - using analysis,experimentation, causal inference and machine learning techniques.We are uniquely placed to use data to help make better decisionsand improve data literacy across Deliveroo. Machine Learning (ML)Engineers work in cross-functional teams of engineers, datascientists, and product managers to build the algorithmic productsthat power the company. We are embedded in product teams, close tothe business problems and go after some of the hardest problems. MLEngineers translate a fuzzy business problem to a concrete pipelinethat we design and implement. We then work closely with theengineers to deploy our models to production and with datascientists to run experiments based on these algorithms. MLEngineers at Deliveroo report into our Science management team, andwe have a strong, active data science community with guestlecturers, a robust technical review process, a career progressionframework, and plenty of opportunities to learn new things. We havecareer pathways for both managers and individual contributors. OurML Engineers come from many disciplines but have excellence incommon. Many are formally trained in Machine Learning, many arenot. Job Overview We are looking for a Machine Learning EngineeringManager to join our management team and lead our Search &Relevance team. This team optimises the customer experiencealgorithmically, mainly through recommendation engines and search& ranking algorithms. The team currently has a mix of MLEs ofdiffering levels of seniority, including mid-level, Senior andStaff. Ideal candidates will: - Have experience line-managingmachine learning engineers and guiding their career development. -Have built and deployed machine learning algorithms to productionwithin product teams. - Provide technical guidance and input on thedesign and implementation of machine learning algorithms. - Haveexperience working with cross-functional teams and managingstakeholders throughout the business, helping them to identifyopportunities and build roadmaps. - Bring together a group ofindividuals from many different backgrounds and skill sets to forma cohesive team. - Be comfortable working in an extremely fast,constantly changing environment. - Have a pragmatic, flexibleapproach, and most cares about achieving impact. - [bonus]Knowledge and experience with experimentation. At Deliveroo we knowthat people are the heart of the business and we prioritise theirwelfare. Benefits differ by country, but we offer many benefits inareas including healthcare, well-being, parental leave, pensions,and generous annual leave allowances, including time off to supporta charitable cause of your choice. Benefits are country-specific,please ask your recruiter for more information. Diversity AtDeliveroo, we believe a great workplace is one that represents theworld we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That meanswe have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things thatmake you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or asecret aversion to coriander. All you need is a passion for (most)food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest-growingbusinesses in a rapidly growing industry. We are committed todiversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our hiringprocess. We recognise that some candidates may require adjustmentsto apply for a position or fairly participate in the interviewprocess. If you require any adjustments, please don't hesitate tolet us know. We will make every effort to provide the necessaryadjustments to ensure you have an equitable opportunity to succeed.Apply for this job * indicates a required field#J-18808-Ljbffr

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