Senior Applied Scientist

Pride Global; Teletrabalho; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading technology firm seeks a Senior Applied Scientist to lead Machine Learning initiatives across Brazil. The successful candidate will drive advanced ML solutions, collaborate with product and engineering partners, and mentor junior members. Strong technical background, leadership skills, and experience with large datasets and cloud platforms are essential. This is an innovative role for those passionate about creating high-impact solutions within a remote setup.

Qualificações

• 5+ years of industry experience in applied Machine Learning.
• 3+ years of experience building, deploying, and managing ML models in production.
• Deep understanding of ML best practices including A/B testing and pipelines.

Responsabilidades

• Lead development and deployment of Machine Learning models.
• Write and maintain scalable code following best practices.
• Mentor junior scientists and engineers.

Conhecimentos

Machine Learning

Leadership

Python

SQL

Data Engineering

Computer Vision

Formação académica

Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning

Ferramentas

AWS

GCP

Azure

Apache Beam

Kafka

Spark

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

Scikit-Learn

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Senior Applied Scientist (Remote – Brazil) Employment Type : Full-Time

Work Location : Remote (Brazil) – São Paulo

Duration : Open-Ended

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Applied Scientist to lead the development and deployment of advanced Machine Learning solutions. In this role, you will influence the technical direction of the team, collaborate closely with Product and Engineering partners, and drive innovation across data-driven initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who combines strong technical expertise with leadership capabilities and a passion for building high-impact solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development and deployment of Machine Learning models to solve complex business problems.
• Write and maintain clean, efficient, scalable code following industry best practices.
• Analyze large-scale datasets to extract insights and support data-informed decision-making.
• Apply state-of-the-art ML methodologies, including deep learning and modern frameworks, to build robust models.
• Take ownership of key system components and influence the broader technical strategy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to design deployable, production-ready ML solutions.
• Mentor junior scientists and engineers, fostering team expertise and growth.
• Contribute to organizational technical leadership through patent filings and publications in top-tier venues.

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience in applied Machine Learning.
• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience building, deploying, and managing ML and deep learning models in production at scale.
• Deep understanding of ML best practices (A / B testing, pipelines, feature engineering, experiment design).
• Strong knowledge of algorithms and techniques such as gradient boosting, deep neural networks, transformers, and optimization methods.
• Experience in Computer Vision ; experience in Causal Inference is highly desirable.
• Expertise with Python scientific libraries (NumPy, pandas, Polars) and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-Learn).
• Strong data engineering skills and comfort working with large-scale datasets.
• Experience with big data tools (Apache Beam, Kafka, Spark).
• Experience with cloud platforms : AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Fluency in Python and SQL .

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in CS, ML, AI, Statistics, OR, or related fields.
• Experience applying ML to real-world retail industry problems.
• Familiarity with modern MLOps tools and pipelines .
• Impact-driven mindset and commitment to delivering high-quality models.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with experience guiding or managing technical teams.