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# Senior Data Scientist

- **Company:** Smartly, Inc.
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Computer Vision, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Pair Programming, Tensorflow, Feature Engineering, Pytorch, Generative AI, Kubernetes, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** June 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/smartly-senior-data-scientist-ozcbr6h110

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience in data science or applied machine learning
 * 2+ years of experience working with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP
 * Strong foundation in linear algebra, statistics, and calculus
 * Fluent in Python; experience with C++ or Java is a plus
 * Hands-on experience with modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
 * Knowledge of MLOps concepts and tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow)
 * Experience in feature engineering, model design, evaluation, diagnostics, and monitoring
 * Analytical mindset with a problem-solving approach
 * Passion for solving customer challenges quickly while making thoughtful architectural decisions
 * Ability to communicate complex technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
 * M.Sc. in a relevant field is preferred
 * Ability and willingness to work in a hybrid capacity from our office 3 days a week

## Description

* Implement, build, and deploy scalable models and machine learning solutions that enable our users to craft great advertising experiences and campaigns with a focus on maintainability, observability, scalability and stability.
 * Own projects end-to-end: from problem framing and data exploration to modeling, validation, and monitoring in production.
 * Work with a large span of datasets from image to video to audio to text to structured performance data.
 * Analyze large-scale datasets to uncover insights, trends, and opportunities that inform product strategy and customer outcomes.
 * You'll work alongside our stellar data scientists, senior machine learning engineers, and software engineers to enable us to productionize AI/ML applications more robustly and efficiently.
 * Be a core contributor of our team and our ways of working to build high impact products. You'll actively be involved in work planning, retrospectives, and overall team improvement.
 * Impact the daily life of the staff of the hundreds of advertisers using Smartly
 * Work with our stakeholders - be them product, engineering, infrastructure - to ensure we meet customers where they are. Being able to translate business/product needs to viable solutions is a must.
 * Apply and enhance your soft skills through working closely with your colleagues and our customers. Doing knowledge shares, running productive meetings, and pair programming/debugging are just some ways we grow our soft skills.
 * Keep up to date with the latest AI innovations, especially in areas such as generative AI, computer vision, natural language processing and explainability.


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