Senior Data Scientist, Real-Time Betting & Modeling

bet365; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

bet365 is looking for a Lead Data Scientist to drive probabilistic models powering real-time betting markets. You will design, develop, and maintain mathematical models to price sports bets and leverage large datasets for in-play decisions using Python/R and ML frameworks.

The role requires mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, and scalability in production. The team partners with trading and software teams to ensure robust, data-driven solutions in a hybrid work environment, with

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Mathematics, Data Science, CS, or related field.
• Experience leading design, development, and deployment of predictive models.
• Ability to leverage sports and online gambling knowledge to build impactful models.
• Expertise in Python or R and ML frameworks (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Strong background in statistical analysis and probability theory.
• Experience deploying highly accurate, scalable models in production.
• Mentoring junior colleagues and leading technical projects.
• Experience with cloud computing environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop probabilistic models powering real-time betting markets.
• Design, develop, and maintain mathematical models for pricing sports bets.
• Work with large datasets to develop models for in-play decisions.
• Apply state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to sports data.
• Collaborate with trading teams and software architects to align solutions.
• Mentor junior team members and lead technical projects.
• Ensure models are accurate, fast, and scalable in production.
• Conduct rigorous statistical validation against historical and live data.

Skills

Probability theory

Mathematics

Python

R

Machine learning

Leadership

Cloud computing

Mentoring

Sports betting domain knowledge

Education

Master’s or PhD in Mathematics/Data Science/CS

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

AWS

Job description

bet365 is looking for a Lead Data Scientist to drive probabilistic models powering real-time betting markets. You will design, develop, and maintain mathematical models to price sports bets and leverage large datasets for in-play decisions using Python/R and ML frameworks.

The role requires mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, and scalability in production. The team partners with trading and software teams to ensure robust, data-driven solutions in a hybrid work environment, with