Overview
Senior Machine Learning Engineer Jobs in Toronto – Ontario at Lyft
Title: Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Company: Lyft
Location: Toronto – Ontario
Category: IT/Tech, Software Development
Machine Learning Engineer At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open,
inclusive
, and
diverse
organization.
Data and Machine Learning are at the heart of Lyft’s products and decision-making. As a member of the Data Science and Machine Learning team, you will work in a
dynamic environment
, where we embrace moving quickly to build the world’s best transportation. Machine learning engineers build systems that make our products predictive, personalized, and adaptive. We’re looking for passionate, driven engineers to take on some of the most interesting and
impactful
problems in ridesharing.
As a machine learning engineer, you will be developing and launching the algorithms that power the platform’s core services. Compared to similarly-sized technology companies, the set of problems that we tackle is incredibly
diverse
. They cut across transportation, economics, forecasting, mapping, personalization, and adaptive control. We are hiring motivated experts in each of these fields. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about solving problems with data, building reliable ML systems, and is excited about working in a
fast-paced
,
innovative
, and collegial environment.
Responsibilities:
Partner with Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers, and Business Partners to apply machine learning for business and user impact
Perform data analysis and build proof-of-concept to explore and propose ML solutions to both new and existing problems
Develop statistical, machine learning, or
optimization
models
Write production quality code to launch machine learning models at scale
Evaluate machine learning systems against business goal Mentor the junior members in the team
Experience:
, , or in Computer Science or other quantitative fields or related work experience4+ years of Machine Learning experience
Passion for building
impactful
machine learning models leveraging expertise in one or multiple fields.
Proficiency in Python, Golang, or other programming language
Excellent
communication skills
and fluency in English Strong understanding of Machine Learning methodologies, including supervised learning, forecasting, recommendation systems, reinforcement learning, and multi-armed bandits
Benefits:
Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
Mental
health benefits
Family building benefits
Access to a Health Care Savings Account In addition to provincial observed holidays, team members get 15 days
paid time off
, with an additional day for each year of service 4 Floating Holidays each calendar year prorated based off of date of hire
10 paid sick days per year regardless of province
18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible Lyft proudly pursues and hires a
diverse workforce
. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disa…
