Principal Data Scientist

Christy Media Solutions; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media technology company in the United Kingdom is seeking a principal-level individual contributor with significant responsibility for technical strategy, standards, and architecture across recommendation and personalization systems. The role involves influencing long-term machine learning roadmaps and platform decisions while tackling complex ML challenges. Ideal candidates will demonstrate expertise in machine learning design and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Set direction for ML design, evaluation, and deployment.
• Influence ML roadmaps and platform decisions.
• Act as a technical authority on ML best practices.

Job description

A principal-level individual contributor role with responsibility for technical strategy, standards, and architecture across recommendation and personalisation systems.

This role sets the direction for how ML is designed, evaluated, and deployed across multiple teams. You’ll act as a technical authority, influencing long-term ML roadmaps, platform decisions, and best practices while still staying close to the hardest problems.