Senior Data Scientist (GenAI)

Sky UK
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote
Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Python
Machine Learning
TensorFlow
SQL Databases
Chatbots
PyTorch
Large Language Models
Generative AI
Build Management
XGBoost
Data Pipelines

Job description

We're on a mission to make Sky smarter, faster, and more customer-centric by harnessing the power of Generative AI. Sitting at the heart of Sky's innovative Group AI function, the GenAI delivery team blends deep technical expertise with commercial focus to deliver next-gen AI solutions that power everything from customer agent knowledge to conversational AI."

You'll work alongside engineers, product, and domain experts to shape the way Sky uses D ata S cience and L arge L anguage M odels to unlock real value across the business."

What you'll do

  • Collaborate across engineering, product, and commercial teams to design and build AI-driven solutions from ideation through deployment."

  • Apply Generative AI models for applications such as knowledge retrieval, chatbots, summarisation and automated content creation."

  • Contribute best practices in GenAI model development and integration, from designing LLMs evaluation benchmarks to deploying scalable cloud native pipelines."

  • Partner with stakeholders to ensure robust, compliant and performant AI solutions."

  • Translate business challenges into data science solutions, ensuring transparency and knowledge sharing along the way.

  • Contribute to the evolution of Sky's modular AI capabilities within the broader Sky AI ecosystem."

  • Strengthen our internal data science capabilities by continuously driving experimentation and innovati on.

Requirements

Do you have a Doctoral degree?, * Advanced degree (M Sc or PhD) with specialization in Statistics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research , Engineering or another quantitative field , or equivalent industry experience.

  • E xpertise in applied ML , with hands-on experience building models using Python and relevant libraries and frameworks (e.g., S cikit-learn, XGBoost , TensorFlow or PyTorch )."

  • E xperience developing solutions with L arge L anguage M odels and NLP in enterprise environment s .

  • Experience with v ector d atabases and data query ing languages (e.g. , SQL)

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP), including data pipelines, model deployment, and monitoring."

  • A commercial mindset, you understand how data science drives value, not just insight."

  • Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders; able to frame complex problems in business terms."

Benefits & conditions

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here's a taster:

  • Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
  • The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
  • A generous pension package
  • Private healthcare
  • Discounted mobile and broadband
  • A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Inclusion & how you'll work

We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate . Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

We've embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You'll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.

Your office space:

Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

or

Livingston Watermark House:

Our lively campus is a free shuttle bus away from Livingston North train station and the town centre. Plus there's onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

We'd love to hear from you

Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It's a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.

But better doesn't stop at what we do, it's how we do it, too. We embrace each other's differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.

If you believe in better, we'll back you all the way.

About the company

Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate.

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