Senior/Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist

StackAdapt; Canada; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Canada seeks a Senior/Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist to join their engineering team. The role involves leading the optimization of machine learning algorithms, developing production-grade models, and driving innovative data testing. Candidates should have a master's degree or PhD and at least 3 years of relevant experience. Competitive salary and comprehensive health benefits offered, alongside a supportive and inclusive work culture.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Retirement/401K/Pension Savings

Competitive Paid time off packages

Access to mental health care platform

Health benefits from day one

Work from home reimbursements

Global WeWork membership

Robust training and onboarding program

Support of personal development initiatives

Access to programmatic courses and certifications

Awesome parental leave program

Welcoming and supportive culture

Social and team events

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience required.
• Ability to break down ambiguously defined tasks into actionable steps.
• Comprehensive understanding of statistics, optimization, and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and optimization of advanced machine learning algorithms.
• Own the end-to-end development of production-grade ML models.
• Drive the prototyping and testing of innovative algorithms and data pipelines.

Skills

Statistics

Machine learning

Data structures

Algorithms

Optimization

Algorithms

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics or related field

Dual degrees (a plus)

Job description

Senior/Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist

Canada

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI‑powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward‑thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high‑impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.

We are searching for a talented Senior or Staff Applied Machine Learning Scientist tto join our engineering team as we continue to expand our data science efforts. Our platform is connected to thousands of publishers and advertisers worldwide and as a result, we’re dealing with millions of requests each second, making billions of decisions. We utilize the latest technologies to solve challenges in traffic, data storage, machine learning, and scalability.

StackAdapt is a remote‑first company, and we are open to candidates located anywhere in the US or Canada for this position.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the creation and optimization of advanced machine learning algorithms—from developing new methods to refining existing techniques—to enhance advertising effectiveness and ROI using deep ML expertise.
• Own the end‑to‑end development of production‑grade ML models: write efficient, scalable code and collaborate with Machine Learning Engineers to deploy and integrate algorithms into live systems.
• Drive the prototyping and rigorous testing of innovative algorithms and data pipelines using historical data to validate performance and scalability; lead iterative improvements based on data‑driven insights.

What you’ll bring to the table:

• 3+ years of industry experience
• Have a Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related field, with dual degrees a plus.
• Have the ability to take an ambiguously defined task, and break it down into actionable steps
• Have a comprehensive understanding of statistics, optimization and machine learning
• Are proficient in coding, data structures, and algorithms
• Enjoy working in a friendly, collaborative environment with others

StackAdapter’s Enjoy:

• Highly competitive salary
• Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
• Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday’s off!
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform
• Health benefits from day one of employment
• Work from home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• An awesome parental leave program
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Our social and team events!

StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.

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