Software Engineer, NewsBreak

Recommendation

$125-221k

Docker
Kubernetes
Python
Java
Junior, Mid and Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

NewsBreak

Local breaking news app

Open for applications

NewsBreak

Local breaking news app

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Open for applications

$125-221k

Docker
Kubernetes
Python
Java
Junior, Mid and Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Company mission

To connect and empower local users, local content creators, and local businesses at scale, with the goal of helping people everywhere live safer, more vibrant, more truly connected lives.

Role

Who you are

  • If you're passionate about collaboration, thrive in a high-energy environment, and are driven to make a significant difference, this is the place for you
  • Bachelor or advanced degree in computer science or a related technical discipline
  • Advanced coding skills, designs, and expert knowledge in Java or Python
  • Exceptional at analysis, modeling, and problem-solving, with the ability to distill complex data into actionable insights
  • Industry-level project experience in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, natural language processing, recommendation systems and data mining

Desirable

  • Experience in Docker, Kubernetes, elastic search, and building internal APIs
  • Experience with advanced machine learning and deep learning technologies
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, good problem-solving skills

What the job involves

  • Join our vibrant content recommendation team, where you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of Newsbreak
  • As part of this dynamic and fast-paced group of top-tier machine learning researchers and engineers, you'll have the opportunity to innovate on production recommendation models and see your work directly impact millions of users
  • Develop the recommendation system by leveraging large-scale machine learning models. This involves a variety of tasks, from recall and first-stage ranking to final-stage ranking within the end-to-end workflow
  • Analyze user behavior and feedback to continuously refine and improve the recommendation algorithms, ensuring a personalized and engaging user experience
  • Innovate and advance recommendation technology, focusing on text and multimedia content, with a particular emphasis on the integration of recommendation and natural language processing (NLP) technologies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, and product managers to implement and scale recommendation solutions

Our take

News aggregation apps often focus on big global stories, but local news can easily get buried. NewsBreak exists to change this situation, using an AI-powered aggregator to connect readers with content creators who report on matters a little closer to home.

NewsBreak stands out with its focus on local news, which is beneficial for users who are looking for more relevant content than can be served by national and global publishers, and with smaller scale press companies which have been suffering financially for decades.

This focus seems to have paid off: NewsBreak has over 50 million users across the US and its app has topped the US Apple App Store and Google Play repeatedly. If uptake continues as it has to date, the company stands to grow substantially while helping reinvigorate a struggling and vital industry.

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Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

10% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Jan 2021

$115m

SERIES C

Sep 2019

$14.8m

SERIES B

Total funding: $139.8m

Company benefits

  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
  • Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • FSA and commuter benefit programs
  • Team activity budget

Company values

  • Results matter
  • Growth mindset
  • Strive for excellence
  • Fight as one
  • User obsession
  • Strategic, long-term thinking

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Having undertaken a PhD at the University at Buffalo, Jeff spent over 7 years at Yahoo!, prior to founding Yidianzixun, where he worked as CEO. He left this role in April 2015 to found NewsBreak, serving as CEO since.

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