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Our team works on helping marketers make the most of their ad creatives (images, video, text) and campaigns (product and performance data). We build and experiment with AI-based solutions across the media and creative workflows. You will have the opportunity to take ownership of and work on high impact projects.\nJoin us in building high impact ML-based solutions to help our customers to build better and more effective advertising experiences for their consumers. If you’re a growth minded individual who has a passion for Data Science and the marketing space, this team is for you!\nAs a Senior Data Scientist, you’ll:\nImplement, 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.\nOwn projects end-to-end: from problem framing and data exploration to modeling, validation, and monitoring in production.\nWork with a large span of datasets from image to video to audio to text to structured performance data. \nAnalyze large-scale datasets to uncover insights, trends, and opportunities that inform product strategy and customer outcomes.\nYou’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.\nBe 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.\nImpact the daily life of the staff of the hundreds of advertisers using Smartly \nWork 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.\nApply 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.\nKeep up to date with the latest AI innovations, especially in areas such as generative AI, computer vision, natural language processing and explainability.\nWhat we are looking for:\n5+ years of experience in data science or applied machine learning\n2+ years of experience working with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP\nStrong foundation in linear algebra, statistics, and calculus\nFluent in Python; experience with C++ or Java is a plus\nHands-on experience with modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)\nKnowledge of MLOps concepts and tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow)\nExperience in feature engineering, model design, evaluation, diagnostics, and monitoring\nAnalytical mindset with a problem-solving approach\nPassion for solving customer challenges quickly while making thoughtful architectural decisions\nAbility to communicate complex technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills in English\nM.Sc. in a relevant field is preferred\nAbility and willingness to work in a hybrid capacity from our office 3 days a week\nWhat We Offer You:\nInclusive Culture: Join a team of over 750 Smartlies representing more than 60 nationalities across 24 locations in 13 countries, we foster a culture built on trust, transparency, and open feedback.\nGlobal Impact: Be part of a company making a global impact, directly influencing our customers and business growth.\nWellbeing Focus: Enjoy generous healthcare packages, mental health services, and a healthy work-life balance with paid holidays and family leave.\nTotal Rewards: Benefit from equity options, performance-based rewards, competitive compensation, and ample career development opportunities.\nHybrid Workplace: We work in a hybrid model, balancing office and remote work, with the option to work abroad for up to 30 days.\nSmartly is committed to being the best place to work for growth-minded individuals to thrive - explore more in our Culture Handbook!\n#LI-OK #LI-Hybrid\nAbout Smartly\nSmartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers.\nSmartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. 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