Senior Research Developer, Recommendations

Crunchyroll, a fan-founded company, is seeking a Senior Research Developer (Machine Learning Engineer) to join their Center for Data and Insights team. This role focuses on creating personalized content recommendations for tens of millions of customers worldwide, enhancing user engagement and satisfaction. The position offers a greenfield opportunity to develop cutting-edge recommendation algorithms for a rapidly growing global audience.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Designing scalable architectures for the recommendation system
2. Identifying and preprocessing data to build comprehensive user profiles and content attributes
3. Experimenting with, training, and deploying machine learning models
4. Implementing systems to measure recommendation effectiveness and incorporate user feedback
5. Ensuring reliability, efficiency, and scalability of the recommendation system

The ideal candidate should have:

• 5+ years of experience in designing and implementing large-scale recommendation systems
• Strong background in machine learning and recommendation system algorithms
• Proficiency in Python
• Experience with frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch
• Familiarity with GPU optimization and cloud computing platforms
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical concepts

Crunchyroll offers a competitive compensation package, flexible time off, comprehensive health benefits, 401(k) with employer match, and various other perks. The company values courage, curiosity, service, and continuous improvement (Kaizen). They are committed to diversity and inclusion, operating as an equal opportunity employer.

This role is based in Culver City, California, with a hybrid work schedule (two days in office per week, specifically Tuesday/Thursday).