Senior Machine Learning (M/F/X)

Are you passionate about data science? Are you open-minded about approaches and techniques, willing to pick the best tool for the job? Would you like your skills to have a real impact on the market? Are you keen on working with world-class teammates in a successful startup to bring a product to the market that will change a billion dollar industry? Well, this position might be just for you! Who we are: At SO1, we are building AdTech solutions to hyper-personalize retail experiences at scale. Our AI core deeply understands every individual customer's shopping behavior and improves their experience just from recent shopping data. We are already implemented by several major FMCG retailers across Europe and the US and we are continuously scaling up. With exceptional expertise across the whole team and several PhDs in Machine Learning and AI, we believe we have what it takes to disrupt global retail experiences. Join our vision of marketing that is relevant and impactful!

What you’ll do:

We offer our employees unique learning opportunities and the chance to take on important projects from day one.

• You will come up with ideas for models, prototype them, deploy to production and run A/B tests
• You will develop mathematical abstractions covering business needs in flexible ways
• You will communicate ideas, capabilities and workflows to business stakeholders
• You will be working both independently and in small focus teams on the full project lifecycle - from project inception to monitoring production results

What you’ll bring along:

Must have

• Python and SQL coding skills
• Experience in building custom ML algorithms and pipelines from scratch
• Love for rapid, hands-on prototyping with tight feedback loops
• Strong familiarity with fundamental statistics, probability theory, information theory, linear algebra 1 Senior Machine Learning Engineer Status: January 2020 Highly desirable
• Strong core computer science, data structures and algorithms
• Experience with gradient boosting and/or deep learning
• Experience with either of: representation learning, semi-supervised learning, reinforcement learning, natural language processing, ranking & recommendation, metaheuristics and optimization, generative models Bonus points for
• Public activity in the ML scene (papers, conferences, meetups, videos, open source projects)
• Coding skills in either C++ or Scala
• Background in research/fintech/adtech

Our offer to you:

We offer our employees unique learning opportunities and the chance to take on important projects from day one together with:

• A revolutionary platform that meets a strong customer need,
• A highly energetic environment and smart colleagues who will help you accelerate your professional growth,
• Freedom to shape your role and significantly impact the company’s direction and future,
• Performance-based compensation,
• Above market salary and vacation days,
• Possible stock options after you have proven your impact,
• Lunch allowance through LunchIt app,
• A job in one of the hottest cities in the world and amenities like free drinks & snacks, team events, and an office with a huge rooftop terrace in the middle of Prenzlauer Berg.

Your new team:

We are a diverse team of about 30 software engineers, DevOps, machine learners, data scientists, and business people. All united in their hunger to achieve something great and change the promotion game for good. We operate in small teams, with flat hierarchies. We love cooking together in the kitchen and having fun with barbeques on our rooftop terrace. At SO1, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce and inclusive community feel. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applications from candidates regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or background. We are very much looking forward to your application. Please send your CV in pdf including the earliest possible entry to the SO1 recruitment team. ---

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