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Machine Learning Manager roles rank among the most actively sponsored positions in tech, with employers filing H-1B visa petitions consistently for candidates who combine technical depth with team leadership. A master's or PhD in computer science, statistics, or a related field typically supports the specialty occupation requirement. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 121 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.
The Notifications Relevance Team focuses on delivering the right content to the right user at the right time through push, email, and in-app notifications. Our systems and algorithms operate on the world's largest corpus of human conversation, connecting Redditors with what matters - whether it’s recommending similar posts and subreddits, surfacing conversations they’ll care about, or introducing communities they didn’t know they needed.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Notifications Relevance team, shaping the future of Notifications at Reddit. In this role, you will lead a team of machine learning engineers dedicated to advancing our current Notifications Relevance systems. This is a high-impact team driving DAU growth and long-term user retention by connecting users to what matters most to them.
If applying ML / AI in production to improve the relevance of Reddit Notifications excites you, then you’ve found the right place.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the team that architects and designs notifications relevance at Reddit.
- Guide team on holistic, adaptive systems covering budgeting optimization, candidate retrieval, and ranking.
- Work with ML engineers to design, implement, and optimize machine-learning models that drive personalization and user re-engagement.
- Participate in the full development cycle: design, develop, QA, experiment, analyze, and deploy.
- Build and maintain a diverse team that can collaborate across disciplines to find technical solutions to complex challenges.
- Serve as a thought partner to product and upper management to ensure your team’s plans align with company goals.
- Communicate your team’s work and set expectations with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Help your engineers identify career goals and create development plans to achieve them.
- Constantly seek opportunities to push your engineers & managers outside their comfort zone and turn followers into leaders.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You Have:
- 2+ years of experience building and managing engineering teams.
- 5+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Software Engineer working on large-scale machine learning systems.
- Deep understanding of building and deploying large-scale recommender systems (retrieval + ranking) in production.
- Hands-on experience working with deep learning models, sequential features and real-time systems.
- Experience with distributed training and inference using tools like Ray, PyTorch Distributed, or similar.
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning or multi-objective optimization in recommendation systems.
- Entrepreneurial and self-directed, innovative, results-oriented, biased towards action in fast-paced environments.
- Able to communicate and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Able to tackle ambiguous and undefined problems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
COMPENSATION
The base salary range for this position is:
$230,000—$322,000 USD
This job posting may span more than one career level. In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave.
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.
In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.
During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors.
Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.
INTRODUCTION
Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 121 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.
The Notifications Relevance Team focuses on delivering the right content to the right user at the right time through push, email, and in-app notifications. Our systems and algorithms operate on the world's largest corpus of human conversation, connecting Redditors with what matters - whether it’s recommending similar posts and subreddits, surfacing conversations they’ll care about, or introducing communities they didn’t know they needed.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Notifications Relevance team, shaping the future of Notifications at Reddit. In this role, you will lead a team of machine learning engineers dedicated to advancing our current Notifications Relevance systems. This is a high-impact team driving DAU growth and long-term user retention by connecting users to what matters most to them.
If applying ML / AI in production to improve the relevance of Reddit Notifications excites you, then you’ve found the right place.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the team that architects and designs notifications relevance at Reddit.
- Guide team on holistic, adaptive systems covering budgeting optimization, candidate retrieval, and ranking.
- Work with ML engineers to design, implement, and optimize machine-learning models that drive personalization and user re-engagement.
- Participate in the full development cycle: design, develop, QA, experiment, analyze, and deploy.
- Build and maintain a diverse team that can collaborate across disciplines to find technical solutions to complex challenges.
- Serve as a thought partner to product and upper management to ensure your team’s plans align with company goals.
- Communicate your team’s work and set expectations with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Help your engineers identify career goals and create development plans to achieve them.
- Constantly seek opportunities to push your engineers & managers outside their comfort zone and turn followers into leaders.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You Have:
- 2+ years of experience building and managing engineering teams.
- 5+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Software Engineer working on large-scale machine learning systems.
- Deep understanding of building and deploying large-scale recommender systems (retrieval + ranking) in production.
- Hands-on experience working with deep learning models, sequential features and real-time systems.
- Experience with distributed training and inference using tools like Ray, PyTorch Distributed, or similar.
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning or multi-objective optimization in recommendation systems.
- Entrepreneurial and self-directed, innovative, results-oriented, biased towards action in fast-paced environments.
- Able to communicate and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Able to tackle ambiguous and undefined problems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
COMPENSATION
The base salary range for this position is:
$230,000—$322,000 USD
This job posting may span more than one career level. In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave.
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.
In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.
During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors.
Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Machine Learning Manager
Target companies with established ML infrastructure
Large tech firms and AI-focused startups with existing ML teams are far more likely to sponsor because the business case for the role is already proven internally. Look for employers with prior H-1B LCA filings in machine learning.
Emphasize the degree-to-role connection clearly
Consular officers and USCIS adjudicators scrutinize whether your degree field directly supports the role. A computer science, statistics, or AI degree is the cleanest fit. Document how your coursework and research map to the manager's technical responsibilities.
Distinguish your leadership scope from individual contributor roles
Petitions get stronger when the role description emphasizes team oversight, research direction, and cross-functional decision-making. A generic 'ML engineer' title with added reports is weaker than a role defined by organizational and technical leadership.
Prepare for O-1A if the H-1B lottery doesn't go your way
Senior ML managers with publications, patents, conference speaking history, or industry awards may qualify for O-1A extraordinary ability status, which has no lottery and no annual cap. It's worth assessing eligibility before the next H-1B season.
Understand that prevailing wage is pegged to the senior level
Machine Learning Manager roles typically fall into Level 3 or Level 4 prevailing wage determinations under DOL guidelines. Employers must certify the offered compensation meets that threshold, which filters out underfunded early-stage startups as realistic sponsors.
Use your LCA approval as a negotiating signal
Once your employer files a certified Labor Condition Application, it confirms the role meets specialty occupation and wage standards. That certification is publicly searchable and signals market-rate commitment, giving you a stronger position in offer negotiations.
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Find Machine Learning Manager JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Is Machine Learning Manager a qualifying specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in the vast majority of cases. The role requires theoretical and applied knowledge in machine learning, statistics, and software systems that directly corresponds to a specific degree field. USCIS has consistently approved H-1B petitions for ML leadership roles, particularly when the job description details both technical oversight and managerial scope, and the petitioner holds a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, applied mathematics, or a closely related discipline.
Does my degree field need to be an exact match for Machine Learning Manager roles?
Not exact, but close. USCIS looks for a direct relationship between the degree field and the role's duties. Computer science, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, and AI or data science degrees are all well-established fits. A general business or unrelated humanities degree creates adjudication risk unless you can demonstrate significant coursework or a second degree in a qualifying technical field.
How competitive is H-1B sponsorship for Machine Learning Manager positions compared to other tech roles?
Machine learning roles consistently appear among the highest-volume H-1B filings in the technology sector. DOL disclosure data shows major employers filing hundreds of LCAs annually for ML-related positions. The managerial title can actually improve petition strength because it reinforces specialty occupation requirements and business necessity. The H-1B lottery remains the primary obstacle, not adjudication difficulty.
Can I find Machine Learning Manager roles that offer visa sponsorship on Migrate Mate?
Yes. Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for roles where employers are open to visa sponsorship, saving you the time of screening out positions that exclude international candidates. Machine Learning Manager listings on Migrate Mate reflect active openings from employers with a demonstrated history of sponsoring work visas for technical leadership roles.
What happens to my H-1B status if I'm promoted from an individual contributor ML role to a manager role at the same company?
A material change in job duties, title, or work location typically requires your employer to file an amended H-1B petition before the change takes effect. Moving from an individual contributor to a managerial role qualifies as a material change under USCIS guidance. Filing an amendment is your employer's responsibility, but you should confirm it's in process before your new role begins to avoid a gap in authorized status.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Machine Learning Manager jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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