# Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Ranking

About SmartNews SmartNews is a leading global information and news discovery company dedicated to delivering quality information to the people who need it. Thanks to our unique machine-learning technology and relationships with more than 3,000 global publisher partners, we provide news that matters to millions of users. Founded in 2012 in Tokyo, SmartNews also has offices in Osaka (Kansai Office), Palo Alto, New York and Singapore. If you share our vision and are passionate about our mission, we encourage you to apply! The Team The Ads Ranking Team is dedicated to empowering the SmartNews ads business by developing state-of-art ranking systems and advanced product solutions that ensures the highest relevance, profitability, and sustainability of our ad offerings. By applying a blend of engineering expertise and business insights, we strive to enhance ad performance and revenue, meeting and exceeding the expectations of our advertisers. We are looking for talented engineers to join us in building the next-generation ad systems and products that will support our rapid and ambitious growth. Responsibilities Develop and optimize core algorithms to generate relevant ads, driving the gro

- **Id**: 4146030
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/smartnews-machine-learning-engineer-ads-ranking>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Shibuya, Japan
- **Countries**: JP
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T07:08:25Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T07:08:25Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3004
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Media & Entertainment, News Agencies, Digital Media

## Company

- **Id**: 14000
- **Name**: SmartNews
- **Domain**: smartnews.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/smartnews>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: Japanese; Level: All levels; Optional: no
- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T07:08:25Z

## Visa

- Country: JP; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 7; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 7 of its adverts here in 24 months; Cap exempt: no

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 72
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T09:18:49Z

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