AI Growth Architect
newsbreak
Local Intent Data Mining Specialist
newsbreak· Core Product
About this role
About NewsBreak
Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.
Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.
Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.
If you’re inspired to dream big, innovate fast, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com/about
About the role
You will build the systems that understand what local consumers actually want — turning raw queries, behavior, and context into structured intent. This means query understanding, user-intent classification, semantic search, and the intent taxonomies and interest graphs that power discovery across local categories. You will bring LLMs into production, not the lab, to make local search and recommendations genuinely understand consumer intent.
What you'll do
- Build query-understanding, user-intent classification, and semantic-search models for local consumer demand.
- Design and grow intent taxonomies and interest graphs over local categories and merchants.
- Ship LLM-powered features into production for search and recommendations at consumer scale.
- Work with embeddings, retrieval, and NLU to connect messy consumer language to local supply.
- Define metrics and run experiments that tie intent quality to downstream conversion.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years as an Applied Scientist or ML Engineer on query understanding, intent, semantic search, or NLU.
- Production experience shipping models that serve real users — not purely offline or research work.
- Hands-on with embeddings, semantic search, intent classification, taxonomy, or interest-graph construction.
- Experience bringing LLMs into production systems.
- Comfort working at consumer-internet data scale.
Nice to have
- Background at Google Search / Ads quality, Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, DoorDash, Instacart, Amazon Search/Alexa, or Apple.
- Built a user-intent taxonomy or interest graph at a consumer internet company.
- Consumer-intent or personalization work specifically at a local platform (DoorDash, Instacart).
The US base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Pay may vary based on a number of factors including job-related skills, level, experience, geographic location and relevant education or training. At NewsBreak, we design our overall rewards package to attract top talents. Depending on the position, the role may also be eligible for discretionary bonus and options. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.
Annual Base Pay Range
$112,000—$293,000 USD
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the salary for the Local Intent Data Mining Specialist role at newsbreak?
The listed salary for this Local Intent Data Mining Specialist position at newsbreak is USD 112K–293K. This is an full-time role.
Where is the Local Intent Data Mining Specialist position at newsbreak located?
This Local Intent Data Mining Specialist role at newsbreak is based in Mountain View, California, United States. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Which team or department does the Local Intent Data Mining Specialist at newsbreak belong to?
This Local Intent Data Mining Specialist position is part of the Core Product department at newsbreak. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Local Intent Data Mining Specialist position at newsbreak?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to newsbreak's official application portal hosted on greenhouse where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Local Intent Data Mining Specialist job at newsbreak posted?
This Local Intent Data Mining Specialist position at newsbreak was posted on Jun 18, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Local Intent Data Mining Specialist
newsbreak · 💰 USD 112K–293K
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