Brave is looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to work on advancing Brave’s use of in-browser machine learning in features like Brave Ads (our system that rewards users for seeing privacy respecting ads) and Brave Today (our news product). Your work will impact the 24+MM monthly Brave users, and your work will improve some of the most popular parts of the Brave product.
An ideal candidate will have a mix of skills that include the following:
- Working knowledge of JavaScript and C++ so that they can effectively interact with the rest of the team. Knowledge of Python, Java or C# is also strongly encouraged.
- Has a proven track record implementing data driven products and a broad understanding of the state of the art in machine learning
- Familiarity with techniques such as Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, Random Forest, Naive Bayes, SVMs, Clustering, Multi-Armed Bandits and Reinforcement Learning
- Familiarity with NLP
- Basic data cleansing and preparation, variable preprocessing/transformation
- Comfortable working in an open source setting
- Able to create and deploy machine learning pipelines
- Has a passion for helping protect users’privacy and security
- Written and verbal communication skills in English
- Proven record of getting things done
Bonus Points
- Experience with the Chromium code base or other similar browser code base
- Experience in Privacy-preserving/decentralized machine learning
- Knowledge of Adtech