Senior/Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist

About the Role

StackAdapt is seeking a talented Senior/Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist to join its engineering team and expand data science efforts. The platform handles millions of requests per second, making billions of decisions, and utilizes the latest technologies to solve challenges in traffic, data storage, machine learning, and scalability. This is a Remote First position open to candidates located anywhere in the UK.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the creation and optimization of advanced machine learning algorithms—from developing new methods to refining existing techniques—to enhance advertising effectiveness and ROI using deep ML expertise.
• Own the end-to-end development of production-grade ML models: write efficient, scalable code and collaborate with Data Engineers to deploy and integrate algorithms into live systems.
• Drive the prototyping and rigorous testing of innovative algorithms and data pipelines using historical data to validate performance and scalability; lead iterative improvements based on data-driven insights.

What you'll bring to the table:

• 3+ years of industry experience
• Have a Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related field, with dual degrees a plus.
• Have the ability to take an ambiguously defined task, and break it down into actionable steps
• Have a comprehensive understanding of statistics, optimization and machine learning
• Are proficient in coding, data structures, and algorithms
• Enjoy working in a friendly, collaborative environment with others