Applied Scientist - Safety ML

Twitch(17 days ago)

Seattle, WAOnsiteFull TimeMedior$142,800 - $222,200Community Health (Applied Science)

About this role

An Applied Scientist on Twitch’s Community team works on machine learning solutions to detect and mitigate abusive behavior, spam, and illegal content to protect creators and viewers. The role focuses on developing models from diverse data types (behavior, metadata, text, video) and collaborating with engineers to put models into production. The position is based in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA and reports to the Senior Applied Science Manager.

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Required Skills

Machine Learning
NLP
Deep Learning
Bot Detection
Anomaly Detection
Python
SQL
PyTorch
TensorFlow
AWS

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Qualifications

PhD
MSc Degree

About Twitch

twitch.com

Twitch is an interactive livestreaming service centered on gaming but also hosting entertainment, sports, music, and other live content. Owned by Amazon, it connects creators and audiences in real time via low-latency video and chat with community features like emotes, raids, and channel moderation. Twitch offers creator tools and monetization — subscriptions, Bits, ads, and partner/affiliate programs — plus apps across web, mobile, and consoles. It’s widely used by gamers, esports organizers, and creator communities for live events, audience engagement, and community building.