Unity’s Vector Ads Modeling team builds the ads recommendation foundation that powers more personalized ad experiences. As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer in New York (onsite), you’ll help shape the modeling roadmap, push foundational research forward, and turn results into production-ready work through fast validation on real user data and large-scale compute.
Compensation: USD 172,200 - 283,900 per year (base salary range varies by zone). In addition to base pay, the role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in company incentive plans, such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions. Final offers depend on location and relevant experience.
Benefits that support you
- Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
- Commute subsidy
- Employee stock ownership
- Competitive retirement/pension plans
- Generous vacation and personal days
- Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs
- Office food snacks
- Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support
- Employee Resource Groups
- Global Employee Assistance Program
- Training and development programs
- Volunteering and donation matching program
Life at Unity: Unity (NYSE: U) is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. Unity helps teams across industries such as automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D.
What you’ll do
- Identify opportunities and design a modeling roadmap that addresses customer needs
- Drive foundational research for new models and modeling paradigms
- Use rich user data and large-scale compute to validate models rapidly
- Partner closely with engineering and product teams to productionalize research
What you bring
- Hands-on experience applying state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning models to complex real-world problems, specifically in user behavior modeling
- Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and deep learning frameworks
- Solid understanding of metric design, large-scale data analysis, and distributed computing frameworks
- Proven ability to drive projects end-to-end, including solving critical cross-team problems and delivering measurable business outcomes
Additional notes
- This posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy, with updates provided throughout the hiring process as required by applicable law.
- This position requires sufficient knowledge of English for professional verbal and written communication with colleagues and partners worldwide.
- Benefits eligibility and coverage vary by country and employment status.
Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrating employees across protected characteristics under applicable law.
Base salary zones:
Zone A: $218,400 - $283,900 USD
Zone B: $194,100 - $252,300 USD
Zone C: $172,200 - $223,900 USD
