Senior Data Scientist

About Us

We are a VC-backed startup focused on behavioural AI, currently in stealth. We are building for retail with a focus on Recommendation Systems, Reinforcement Learning and Generative AI. Our platform is designed from the ground up — no legacy, no patchwork systems — just a clean slate and a clear vision. Our mission is to build products that customers love by harnessing cutting-edge AI to transform their shopping experience.

About the Job

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with experience in bringing advanced machine learning and data science systems to production to work with our team of industry leading domain experts and engineers. You'll be working across our entire data science stack, from advanced recommender systems to comprehensive performance analytics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable machine learning for complex data analysis, optimised recommendations, and predictive modelling.
• Translate the latest advances in machine learning into impactful solutions and products, from rapid MVPs to fully deployed, production-ready systems.
• Bring your models to production and optimise for inference in edge computing environments.

Essential Qualifications:

• 3-5+ years implementing advanced data science solutions in a commercial setting.
• MSc in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• Experience building data pipelines (realtime or batch) & data quality using modern toolchain (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka, Airflow, dbt).
• Strong foundational knowledge of machine learning and deep learning algorithms, including deep neural networks, supervised/unsupervised learning, predictive analysis, and forecasting.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python, with a demonstrated ability to develop and debug production-grade code.

Desired Skills (Bonus Points):

• Strong practical understanding of retail analytics including consumer segmentations, personalisation systems, campaign effectiveness and media measurement.
• Experience with recommender systems and/or behavioural AI.

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to build technology that will transform millions of shopping experiences
• Real ownership and impact in shaping our product and company direction
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment
• A chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and solve challenging problems
• Competitive compensation
• Equity in a rapidly growing company

If you're an energetic data scientist who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a real impact on the future of retail, we encourage you to apply.