Staff Data Scientist (all genders)
Core
Senior individual contributor leading high-impact machine learning initiatives, setting technical direction, and mentoring the Data Science team to solve ambiguous problems in ranking, pricing, churn, and forecasting.
Role type
Staff Data Scientist (hands-on IC with leadership)
Builds
Production ML models for flagship applications (ranking, dynamic pricing, churn, marketing, forecasting)
Domain
Travel technology, AI-first company, large-scale tabular data
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning, statistics, predictive modelling, tree-based models (XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost), MLOps, technical leadership, mentoring, system architecture
Preferred skills
AI tool integration, hands-on coding, clear communication, proactive ownership
Technologies
Python, Airflow, dbt, AWS (SageMaker, Redshift, Athena), MLflow
Responsibilities
Own flagship ML initiatives end-to-end, set technical direction and standards for the team, mentor data scientists, partner with leadership on the ML roadmap, champion AI integration, communicate complex trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
