Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Domains Search
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 128500 - 236500
Posted on:
03-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Domains Search team at Squarespace is building the next generation of intelligent search experiences for helping customers find the perfect domain. From applying large language models to produce creative domain suggestions to building scalable ranking and personalization systems our team is at the intersection of applied machine learning natural language processing and large-scale search infrastructure.
We are looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to help shape and build this platform from the ground up. You will report to an Engineering Team Lead in our New York City headquarters.
Why Join Us
This is a unique opportunity to shape a greenfield ML initiative at Squarespace. Youll be part of a small high-impact team building the foundation of how millions of customers discover and secure their online identity.
Youll Get To...
- Design build and deploy ML models for domain search including ranking personalization and generative domain name creation. Integrate and fine-tune LLMs and hybrid systems (LLMs rule-based classical ML) to create brandable contextual and internationalized domain suggestions.
- Develop and evaluate ranking algorithms that optimize for multiple signals such as relevance uniqueness brandability and business goals.
- Implement personalization approaches leveraging user account and demographic data to tailor search results.
- Collaborate with engineers data scientists and product managers to translate ambiguous product ideas into technical requirements and scalable ML solutions.
- Own end-to-end ML lifecycle: from feature engineering model training and evaluation to deployment monitoring and iterative improvement.
- Contribute to experimentation frameworks (A/B testing Statsig etc.) to measure model impact and continuously improve user experience.
- Ensure search quality at scale by developing robust evaluation pipelines and metrics.
Who Were Looking For
- 6 years of industry experience in machine learning engineering with at least 2 years at a senior/lead IC level.
- Strong background in search ranking systems or recommendation engines.
- Experience with NLP and LLMs (prompt engineering fine-tuning or integration into production systems).
- Proficiency in Python ML frameworks (TensorFlow PyTorch) and data tooling (Spark SQL).
- Experience deploying ML models to production and scaling them to handle large traffic volumes.
- Familiarity with A/B testing and online experimentation methodologies.
Benefits & Perks
- A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums
- Fertility and adoption benefits
- Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage
- Headspace mindfulness app subscription
- Global Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement benefits with employer match
- Flexible paid time off
- 20 weeks for parental leave and up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member
- Pretax commuter benefit
- Education reimbursement
- Employee donation match to community organizations
- 8 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Dog-friendly workplace
- Free lunch and snacks
- Private rooftop
- Hack week twice per year
Cash Compensation Range: $128500 - $236500 USD
The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills experience and location among other factors.
In addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and where applicable for eligible roles may include on-target commissions or overtime pay) Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock.
About Squarespace
Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence build an audience monetize and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites domains ecommerce and marketing tools as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1500 is headquartered in bustling New York City with offices in Dublin Ireland Aveiro Portugal and coworking spaces in the UK Netherlands and Australia. For more information about our company culture visit Commitment Today more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customers but we also work toward the same in our employees. At Squarespace we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ethnicity ancestry religion national origin gender sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age citizenship marital or parental status disability veteran status or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. #LI-Hybrid Thank you in advance for providing the following details about your work history from your resume! This helps us ensure that your candidate information is accurate and consistent during the hiring process. Squarespace will never solicit your personal banking information or ask you to transfer money in connection with a job offer or interview. We also will not reach out to you via phone or SMS without your permission or knowledge.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Keyword Research
- Web Content
- CSS
- URL
- Link Building
- Database
- Semrush
- Search Results
- HTML
- Client Relationships
- JavaScript
- Client Websites
- On Page optimization
- Technical Reports
- Analytics
About Company
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