Lead Data Scientist

We're hiring a Lead Data Scientist to shape how millions of users discover content on a large-scale video streaming platform.

You'll lead the development of recommendation and personalisation models, working closely with engineers, product managers, and fellow data scientists across international teams. This is a hands-on role covering everything from feature creation and experimentation through to production deployment - with opportunities to work on foundation models and reinforcement learning.

What You'll Do

• Lead and evolve recommendation and personalisation models
• Develop and deploy ML solutions at scale (real-time and batch)
• Work with deep learning, graph-based methods, and GenAI technologies
• Partner cross-functionally to turn complex data into real product impact
• Influence technical direction and mentor other data scientists

• 5+ years' experience in machine learning or applied data science
• Deep learning expertise (TensorFlow), plus Python, SQL, and PySpark
• Experience deploying ML on Google Cloud Platform (Vertex AI, Kubeflow, Airflow)
• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (or equivalent experience)

• Massive scale & real impact - your work directly shapes user experience
• Modern ML challenges - from deep learning to GenAI and reinforcement learning
• End-to-end ownership - see models go from idea to production
• Smart, collaborative teams - work with experts across data, engineering, and product
• Room to lead - influence strategy, tools, and how data science is done