Build and optimize multi-stage candidate generation and impression allocation pipelines that balance relevance, diversity, and fair content exposure across a large and rapidly evolving catalog
Design and run A/B experiments to validate model improvements, own evaluation frameworks that capture recommendation quality holistically, and drive the path from experiment to production deployment
Collaborate with analytics and content quality teams on ranking signals including genre classification, creator credibility, and content quality metrics
Own ML infrastructure decisions: choosing the right tradeoffs between batch, near-real-time, and streaming serving architectures
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience building production recommendation or ranking systems, ideally in a UGC, marketplace, or content discovery context
Experience with deep learning for information retrieval and multi-stage recommendation pipelines (candidate generation, scoring, reranking)
Demonstrated ability to design and analyze A/B experiments, with awareness of biases inherent to recommendation systems
Strong Python engineering skills with experience in PyTorch and large-scale data processing frameworks (Spark preferred)
Comfort working in a cloud-based ML environment
Experience with explore/exploit strategies, content cold-start, or counterfactual evaluation methods applied to recommendation
Experience with content understanding models (NLP, vision, or generative AI) used as ranking features
Familiarity with creator economy dynamics and how recommendation design affects content quality and creator incentives
Experience with our stack: PyTorch (TorchRec, Transformers), Ray, Databricks, AWS
Passion for video games and/or experience with gaming analytics
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
ABOUT US
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
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