Senior Data Scientist (AI & ML)

Role: Senior Data Scientist

Location:London (Hybrid - 2 days in the Soho Office)

Reports to:Head of Data Science & AI

The role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join Rightmove’s growing Data & Analytics team and lead the development of cutting-edge machine learning and AI solutions to enable innovative impact at scale, helping Rightmove deliver exceptional experiences and value to consumers, our partners and all our stakeholders across the UK property market.

In this role, you’ll be a technical leader in a cross-functional team, identifying business opportunities and designing scalable ML models that power smarter experiences for consumers and partners. You’ll drive experimentation and model development, from architecture through deployment, working closely with colleagues across product, design, engineering, and data. We’re looking for someone with deep technical expertise and a passion for applied innovation, someone eager to explore emerging techniques in AI and bring them to production in impactful ways. You’ll also play a key role in shaping Rightmove’s AI strategy, evaluating new technologies, and mentoring others across squads.

Our Data & Analytics team has grown significantly over the last 18 months, with strong ongoing investment in infrastructure, tooling, and talent. This is a unique opportunity to own high-impact projects, help define our AI roadmap, and influence the future of how the UK engages with property.

What you'll be doing

Being hands on in the design, prototyping, developing, evaluating, testing, and optimisation of machine learning and generative AI and machine learning powered solutions to solve interesting and complex business problems

Working closely alongside Machine Learning Engineers to optimise, scale, deploy, integrate and monitor ML and GenAI powered solutions on our cloud based data & AI tech stack
Collaborating with product managers, designers, software developers, product analysts and data engineers on the development of AI powered consumer and partner facing features
Overseeing the activities of data scientists when needed, ensuring proper definition of their tasks, reviewing code, improve ways of working along with providing longer term technical mentorship and guidance
Facilitating optimal scaling and adoption of machine learning and generative AI, via effective AI systems design and development of reusable components for model training and evaluation.
Acting as a key technical leader in data science & AI and point of contact for specific Rightmove business domains
Influencing strategic decisions around Rightmove’s AI offering, collaborating with senior management and key stakeholders in identifying and prioritising AI opportunities that drive value for Rightmove’s consumers, partners and people
Exploring and promoting use of machine learning and generative AI across Rightmove’s portfolio of applications and products
Providing expertise on statistical and mathematical concepts for the broader Data & Analytics Team

We're looking for someone who has

Proven experience delivering ML and generative AI solutions, especially in search, recommendations, and LLMs.

Skilled in end-to-end ML lifecycle: problem framing, model development, deployment, and optimisation.
Strong ability to translate ambiguous business problems into high-impact ML solutions.
Experienced technical leader – mentors others, shares knowledge, and promotes best practices.
Excellent communicator, able to work cross-functionally and tailor messages to different audiences.
Hands-on expertise in Python, SQL, ML frameworks (e.g. XGBoost, TensorFlow, PyTorch), and cloud tools (GCP, BigQuery, Vertex AI).
Familiar with generative AI tools and frameworks (e.g. OpenAI, HuggingFace, LangChain).
Deeply curious, commercially minded, and impact-driven with strong critical thinking skills.
Comfortable in fast-paced environments with a proactive, self-starter mindset.
Holds a relevant STEM degree (BSc, MSc, or PhD) and 6+ years of applied data science experience.

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove How's at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:

Wecreatevalue…by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.  Wethinkbigger…by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.  Wecaredeeply…by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.  Wemovetogether…by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive. 

Wemakea difference…by focusing on delivering measurable impact. 

We believe in careers that open doors, and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!

If all this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making...

What we offer

People are the foundation of Rightmove - We’ll help you build a career on it.

Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments

Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan
27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes
Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in office 
Contributory stakeholder pension
Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life
Competitive compensation package 
Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility
Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan 
Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching 
Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.

Ultimately, we care much more about the person you are, and how you think and approach things, than a list of qualifications and buzzwords on a CV. Even if you can’t say ‘yes’ to all the above, but are smart, self-motivated and passionate about this role, then get in touch.