Staff Data Scientist
Staff Data Scientist driving search ranking and results improvements through machine learning, NLP, evaluation, and ranking-signal development. Requires 10+ years of data science experience, staff-level leadership, production ML deployment, Python, and advanced SQL skills.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Improve search engine ranking quality and results, including first-phase ranking precision while maintaining latency.
- Develop lexical-matching and document-authority signals.
- Expand search evaluations to measure relevancy readiness and identify ranking blind spots.
- Investigate large language models for feature generation and ranking.
- Lead complex data science projects from scoping through production with minimal direction.
- Advise others on complex data science work and develop strategies for ambiguous problems.
- Collaborate with product teams to improve overall team throughput.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data science.
- 2+ years at Staff, Principal, or Director level.
- Experience deploying machine learning models in production.
- Experience developing natural language processing solutions and with AI-assisted development.
- Production-grade Python or comparable high-level programming language skills.
- Advanced SQL and query optimization skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience leading search-specific projects involving ranking, retrieval, or indexing.
- Experience with large-scale search infrastructure such as Vespa, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, or Solr.
Compensation and Benefits
- $222,033 USD annually and stock options.
- Compensation is identical within professional levels regardless of geographic location or team.
- Paid parental leave, office setup support, and co-working allowances.
- Company-sponsored health benefits are limited to team members based in the United States.
Skills
Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, SQL, NLP, LLMs, Search Ranking, Information Retrieval, Elasticsearch, Opensearch, Solr, Vespa, Query Optimization, Ai-Assisted Development
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