Senior Data Scientist, Central Data Products Data Products Zurich, Switzerland

GetYourGuide AG; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual share options

Personal growth budget

Work from anywhere 30 days/year

Hybrid work: 3 in-office days (Mon,Tue

3 days in office, 2 days remote

Team events and social gatherings

Transportation and wellness budget

Language reimbursement program

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

GetYourGuide is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join the Central Data Products team and shape AI across the marketplace. You’ll deploy ML models in production and collaborate with data scientists, MLOps engineers, and business stakeholders to build scalable data products that power recommendations, relevance, and user experience.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, robust monitoring, and guardrails, with a hybrid work model (three days in office, two at home) and a global, inclusive

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience deploying ML models in production.
• Proficient with pandas/polars, SQL and Spark.
• Experience with prompt design, tool use, LangChain, retrieval/RAG and guardrails is a plus.
• Experience with distributed ML and data pipelines is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative data products that enable suppliers to delight customers and drive company success.
• Own projects from business challenge to production deployment.
• Analyze large datasets to derive insights and build robust data pipelines.
• Establish evaluation, monitoring, and guardrails; optimize data products post-deployment.
• Contribute to ML infrastructure and establish best practices for the future.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and participate in recruiting efforts.

Skills

ML in production

Analytics

LLMs & Agentic AI

Python programming

Business acumen

Communication

Education

Advanced quantitative degree

Tools

Spark

LangChain

Job description

Change the way the world travels

Join the GetYourGuide journey to connect people with unforgettable travel experiences around the world. Millions look to us for unique activities they can trust, and it’s all powered by our commitment to make every single journey extraordinary - including yours.

Ready to unlock your potential with a community of fellow explorers? Find your next role at our Berlin HQ or one of our local offices around the globe, from New York to Bangkok. Head to getyourguide.careers to take the first step.

Team mission

At the Central Data Products team, our mission is to build, operate, and drive adoption of horizontal data products that empower multiple clusters across GetYourGuide.

We are a horizontal team within central services, and our products are pivotal to the entire flywheel: Consumer, Growth, and Supply. We own the systems that decide how our marketplace is understood and organized: location and travel category tagging that powers landing pages, the landing page eligibility framework that unlocks marketing efficiency at scale, destination maps and travel-relevance models that steer supply acquisition into untapped markets, and the Customer Lifetime Value model that shifts the company from short-term revenue optimization to long-term customer value. Many of these systems are LLM-based and running in production today.

As a Senior Data Scientist at GetYourGuide, you’ll be a key part of an inclusive, high-impact team working closely with Data Scientists, MLOps Engineers, and business stakeholders to shape how we use AI across the marketplace. You’ll have the opportunity to work with millions of images, collaborating with our VISOP Team, using ML/AI model to enhance image quality, relevance and compliance. If you’re motivated by research-oriented work that builds long-term foundations- plus real impact at scale -this role is for you.

Your mission:

• Develop innovative data products that not only enable suppliers to delight our customers but also drive the success of our company.

• Take full ownership of projects, guiding them from the initial business challenge to the deployment of production code. This includes:

  • Analyzing large datasets to uncover meaningful insights

  • Building and maintaining robust data pipelines

  • Establishing rigorous evaluation and monitoring strategies, as well as in-production guardrails. Monitoring and optimizing data products after deployment

• Contribute to the development of our machine learning infrastructure and help establish best practices that will shape our future.

• Work closely with cross-functional technology and business teams, leveraging your unique perspective to solve complex and exciting problems.

• Support the continuous improvement and growth of our team, including participating in recruiting efforts to bring in new talent.

Your toolkit:

• Machine Learning. You have 5+ years of experience deploying ML models in production coupled with a solid understanding of ML techniques and their practical applications. Experience deploying and maintaining ML models in production is a must.

• Analytics. Ability to turn data into actionable insights for business stakeholders. Experience with hypothesis testing and proficiency in analytics tools (e.g., pandas/polars) and SQL/Spark.

• Experience with LLMs and Agentic AI. You have experience working in production with prompt design, tool use, orchestration (e.g., LangChain), retrieval/RAG, evaluator design, guardrails, and tracing/observability is a plus.

• Software Engineering Proficiency in Python. Knowledge of distributed machine learning and computing frameworks (e.g., Spark) is beneficial.

• Business Acumen. You have experience in a fast-paced business environment, demonstrating result-driven work.

• Communication. Strong skills in explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• An advanced degree in a quantitative field or equivalent practical experience.

How we’ll make your career journey extraordinary

• Become a part of our success with virtual share options

• Annual personal growth budget and mentorship programs for continuous learning and development

• Work from anywhere in the world for 30 days per year

• A hybrid working approach with three days of in office collaboration (Mon, Tue, Thur) and two days of optional at home focus time.

• Opportunities to collaborate and socialize with team members through quarterly team events and yearly company-wide events

• Monthly transportation and fitness budget

• Discounts for you, your friends, and family on GetYourGuide activities

• Language reimbursement program

• Health and wellness benefits

And more...

We’re an equal opportunities employer

Our commitment is that every qualified person will be evaluated according to their skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with your application.