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PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play - it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.
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Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer
London, UK
Do you want to join a Machine Learning team committed to enhancing the PlayStation experience for hundreds of millions of users and creators? The work we do delivers impactful insights to build an increasingly dynamic and interactive experience! The Machine Learning Engineers within the platform engineering group will deliver optimized interactions across PlayStation experiences and systems by designing, coding, training, documenting, cost-effectively deploying and evaluating very large-scale machine learning and AI systems.
We are looking for someone who can build delightful products and experiences for millions, in an agile environment, collaborating with teams-across Engineering and Product. Further, you will be immersed in groundbreaking ML/AI technologies, tools and processes, as you help to advance our technical objectives and architectural initiatives.You Will:Design, implement and deploy various machine learning and deep learning models and systems for high impact consumer and enterprise applications ranging from online safety detections, LLM-enabled agents, to Computer-vision-driven operation automation, decision optimization and more.Work with a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning technologies, in the areas of Computer Vision(CV), Natural Language Processing(NLP), Reinforcement Learning, Time Series Forecasting, as well as Generative AI such as Large Language Models.Implement the full machine learning development cycle, including data collection, preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and deployment, and conduct rigorous testing and validation to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and scalabilityCreate metrics to evaluate model performance and help the tech lead convey our impacts to product and business partnersStay current with the latest advancements in machine learning and AI research and technology, and integrate relevant innovations into our products and services.Work as ML/AI technical lead in complex product development effort, interfacing and collaborating with leaders from cross-functional teams, and representing ML/AI team in communication with key stakeholders and/or senior leadership.Thought-lead and influence technology strategy and product roadmap through ML/AI lens, contributing into the development and execution of overall ML/AI strategy.You Bring:Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Computer Science/Statistics/Data Science, specializing in machine learning or equivalent experienceStrong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, Scala, with proficiency in machine learning libraries and frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, PySpark, etcProven track record of successfully delivering large-scale commercial machine learning products from conception to productionExcellent problem-solving skills and comfortable with ambiguity in projectsExpertise in a variety of machine learning algorithms, such as supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, NLP, and computer visionHands-on experience with applying Generative AI technology to solve business problemExperience with software engineering principles, big data stacks such as spark, and use of cloud services like AWS, or GCP for machine learning development and deploymentEffective communication to convey ML concepts to non-tech stakeholdersPreferred Qualifications:Experience in Databricks, Snowflake, Seldon, mlFlow, PySpark, Kubeflow, TectonHands-on experience in vector databases, RAG, open-source LLM modelsExperience in building large-scale online customer-facing ML inference microservicesExperience with large-scale unstructured data (e.g., audio, images, documents, etc.) manipulation and processingContributions to the machine learning community through publications, open-source projects, or presenting in conferences and workshopsExperience working with custom ML platforms and monitoring of ML modelsFamiliarity with ethical considerations and best practices in machine learning, including fairness, accountability, and transparency#LI-KS1
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