Senior Data Scientist
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end ML models that power customer-facing features, using techniques across NLP, generative AI, and traditional machine learning.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business problems into well-defined ML problems, ensuring solutions are robust, explainable, and impactful.
- Own the full model lifecycle: data exploration, feature engineering, model design, training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
- Build and maintain scalable pipelines and APIs for model inference and integration into production systems.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to deliver production-ready ML features that enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
- Apply modern NLP and LLM methodologies (e.g., text embeddings, summarization, retrieval-augmented generation) to improve communication and content understanding in retail workflows.
- Participate in the deployment of the solutions, experimentation, and continuous model improvement.
- Communicate results and insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Stay ahead of trends in AI, ML, NLP, and LLMs to continuously evolve Zipline’s technical capabilities.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, with demonstrated expertise in designing and deploying production ML systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.
- Deployment stack experience (e.g., AWS, GCP, Docker, MLflow, FastAPI, Vertex AI, etc.)
- Deep understanding of NLP and LLM techniques and frameworks (e.g., Hugging Face, LangChain, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Proven experience taking models from concept to deployment—defining business problems, designing models, and delivering production-ready solutions.
- Familiarity with ML Ops practices, including model deployment, versioning, monitoring, and retraining.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences, including executives and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering results independently and collaboratively.
- A passion for innovation and using data science to create tangible impact in real-world applications.
Benefits
- Remote-first culture: Join a high performing, fully remote team and work where you're comfortable
- Stock Options: Get meaningful ownership in a fast-growing, venture-backed company shaping the future of retail.
- Time Off: Our flexible time-off policy ensures you stay refreshed and recharged. Plus, you’ll get a monthly stipend to get you out of the house—grab a coffee and work from your favorite spot!
- Benefits: World-class medical, dental, and vision policies.
- Team Connection: Annual company off-sites in fun locations. We've done New York, Costa Rica, Whistler, Palm Springs, San Diego, and Mexico City.
- Sabbatical: A one month paid sabbatical after completing five years of working at Zipline.
- Volunteering: Every quarter, Zipliners get a paid day off to volunteer for a nonprofit of their choice.
- Learning: We support continuous learning and provide unlimited access to our Udemy Business account
- Great humans, great work: Work with kind, collaborative teammates who care about doing meaningful work and making a real impact. We value diversity of all kinds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningnatural language processinggenerative AIfeature engineeringmodel designmodel trainingmodel evaluationmodel deploymentmodel monitoringmodel maintenance
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationinnovationstakeholder engagement