Boaz Shor
ML Engineer | Ranking & Personalization • Ads ML • NLP/Deep Learning | Spark‑on‑Kubernetes | IEEE Senior Member | Hackathon Raptors Fellowship | 6 U.S. Patents | Awards Judge (6 programs)
- Role
- Algorithm Engineer at Taboola
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Boaz Shor
I’m a Machine Learning Engineer with 14 years in industry (8+ in ML), building production systems that connect modeling to measurable business impact. My work spans large-scale ranking/personalization and ads optimization, NLP/semantic similarity, and the data/infra needed to ship reliably at scale.Highlights• Improved core recommendation models, contributing ~4% revenue uplift on a ~$2B run rate.• Led global initiatives to launch lookalike-audience targeting with ~$100M/year revenue potential.• Added text-intent/semantic signals that delivered ~1.5% additional revenue.• Built and standardized A/B testing for user-segment performance; partnered cross-functionally on metrics and guardrails.• Shipped at scale with Spark-on-Kubernetes (Python/Java/Scala), PyTorch/TensorFlow/Keras, and Prometheus/Grafana.I enjoy turning open-ended problems into robust, privacy-minded systems and mentoring teams to deliver with quality and speed. On the community side, I’ve served as a judge/panelist across six award programs and hold six U.S. patents spanning ML and software engineering. I am an Senior Member and a Hackathon Raptors Fellow.
Experience
Algorithm Engineer
May 2018 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
I\'m an accomplished professional with a specialization in recommendation systems, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and deep learning models, including FM, FFM, Bert, word2vec, and Doc2vec. I have a proven track record of leading end-to-end development efforts for scalable recommender algorithms. My expertise extends to text signal extraction, AB system implementation, and high-intent user identification models. Proficient in implementing deep learning algorithms using TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorch, with a focus on parallel execution for large-scale applications.
Education
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Computational Biology
2007 — 2009
Skills
- Java
- Object Oriented Design
- Oop
- Algorithms
- Computer Science
- Programming
- Machine Learning
- Node.js
- Vertica
- Scala
- Apache Spark
- Logstash
- Elasticsearch
- Apache Kafka
- Machine
- Data Analysis
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