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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Product Data Scientist - **Company:** British Airways - **Location:** Harmondsworth, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Data Logging, Data Ingestion, Deep Learning, Technical Debt, Git, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines - **Published:** June 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/pt/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-1F20848962BB4A4ADE/ ## About the Role * Experience solving real-world problems using applied machine learning, optimisation and operational research techniques * Strong Python capability and experience with data science and optimisation libraries * Experience delivering production-quality data science software * Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines and modern orchestration tooling * Strong software engineering discipline including testing, logging and version control * Ability to structure complex business and technical problems and propose pragmatic solutions * Confidence communicating advanced technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences * Systems-thinking mindset with attention to detail * Curious, proactive and resilient approach * Collaborative working style with a strong focus on continuous improvement * Commitment to delivering measurable business value Your experience: * Master's degree or greater in data science, ML, or operational research, or 4+ years of highly relevant industry experience (required) * 2+ years working on production ML or optimization software products at scale (required) * Experience in developing industrialized software, especially data science or machine learning software products (required) * Experience in relevant business domains (transportation, airlines, operations, network problems) (preferred) ## Description Senior Product Data Scientist You'll be part of the Operations Delivery Intelligence (ODI) directorate, working within integrated operations product squads that build data-driven decision-support software. This area plays a critical role in improving operational performance by embedding advanced analytics, machine learning and optimisation into day-to-day operational decision-making across the airline. What you'll do: * Develop and embed industrialised decision-support software using machine learning and optimisation techniques * Act as the technical owner of one or more modules within a production-grade data science product * Understand operational business problems end-to-end and identify opportunities to optimise decisions using decision-support tooling * Conduct analysis and visualisation to identify valuable opportunities and assess trade-offs between design and feature options * Drive modelling and technical approach decisions, balancing implementation speed, runtime performance, technical debt and business value * Rapidly prototype advanced machine learning and optimisation models in Python * Deliver production-grade machine learning and optimisation modules using software engineering best practice * Build robust data ingestion, cleaning and processing pipelines * Contribute to software orchestration and cloud-based CI/CD deployment * Drive system design decisions alongside software architects * Ensure robustness through logging, error handling and automated testing * Harden algorithms against operational and data edge cases * Quantify adoption and value capture of decision-support products * Engage with business stakeholders to gather requirements and feedback * Contribute to feature prioritisation and roadmap discussions * Support integration of products into operational business processes * Communicate modelling approaches, trade-offs and results clearly to stakeholders * Mentor junior team members * Contribute to agile ways of working including Git version control, code reviews and delivery predictability ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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