Senior Machine Learning Scientist

Summary

Join Viator, a Tripadvisor company, and become part of the leading marketplace for travel experiences. The Representation Learning team seeks a data scientist with 5+ years of experience to build and deploy machine learning models. You will work on knowledge graph embeddings, auto-encoders, and attention mechanisms to improve user experience and business results. Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to ensure high-quality outcomes. Investigate and implement innovative concepts. Mentorship of junior team members is also expected. This role offers competitive compensation, flexible work arrangements, and various benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on data science experience
• In-depth knowledge of AI/ML/DL, Statistics, and related open-source libraries
• Awareness of current ML techniques, keen on self-improvement and striving to solve real-world data challenges
• Strong skills in SQL and at least one programming language
• To be comfortable in code reviews, discussing architecture, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team for regular model deployments
• Experience in deploying online solutions and analysing real-time results through A/B testing
• To be passionate about mentoring junior members of the team, and have a strong desire to help us perform to the best of our ability
• Leadership qualities, autonomy, and team collaboration skills
• Clear communication skills, awareness of the audience, and proactive sharing of findings. Actively involved in business networking and able to communicate complex ideas across the business simply and effectively

Responsibilities

• Design, code, experiment and implement models and algorithms to enhance customer satisfaction, increase supplier value, optimize business results, and ensure infrastructure efficiency
• Collaborate with product managers and various business stakeholders to ensure top-quality outcomes to meet internal objectives
• Investigate and adopt innovative concepts that offer tangible benefits

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Operations Research, Statistics, or related quantitative disciplines
• Knowledge in (any or all) User Modelling, Representation Learning, RecSys,Large Language Models (LLM)
• Prior experience in e-commerce or at an Online Travel Agency

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonus
• ���Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Viator takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like
• Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work
• Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually
• Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs
• Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you
• Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more
• Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges
• Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums