Senior Data Scientist - AI Recommendations

SEEK; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join SEEK's dynamic team as part of the Artificial Intelligence Platform Services in Kuala Lumpur. You will work on innovative AI solutions that enhance job placements for millions of seekers. Engage with cutting-edge data science techniques in a collaborative environment with significant career development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual Performance Bonus Plan

Flexible working arrangements

Education Assistance Program

Professional development sessions

Mental health support sessions

Work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of applied data science and ML experience in business environments.
• Deep expertise in classification, ranking, and recommendation systems.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Transform business challenges into data-driven solutions.
• Build and deploy AI recommendation systems.
• Optimize job matching algorithms to improve placement success rates.

Skills

SQL

Python

Spark

Scala

Go

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Data Science, ML, Computer Science

Job description

Company Description

About SEEK

At SEEK, we serve a noble purpose: to help people live more productive and fulfilling working lives and to help organisations succeed.

By joining us, you’ll be part of a multinational technology business that is far-reaching with a start-up working culture that focuses on a set of collaborative values and appreciates dynamic cultures. SEEK is a place where potential meets possibility – it’s where your career aspiration and our purpose can make great things happen.

Why join us?

Be part of a multinational tech company with strong core values to help us solve complex challenges while building a flexible, exciting career – one that could take you anywhere.We’re looking for people who thrive in dynamic teams and enjoy tackling regular new challenges in a large-scale, modern, and agile environment.

As one of Asia Pacific’s largest tech companies, you’ll contribute to multilingual systems, solving high-impact problems to the benefit of millions of people within the region.Be part of a fast-growing company with a strong culture and clear purpose, innovation and strong investment in responsible AI. SEEK offers you the opportunity to be involved in impactful work and be part of a great team.

Expect a great investment in your career development with access to workshops, conferences & courses while you work alongside seasoned experts.

Job Description

Join SEEK's Artificial Intelligence Platform Services team in Malaysia and help millions of job seekers find their perfect roles! As part of our Recommendations Squad, you'll blend data science, research, and ML engineering to build AI solutions that connect the right candidates with the right opportunities at internet scale.

What You'll Do

Transform business challenges into data-driven solutions, research and deploy cutting-edge recommendation systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to revolutionize how people find jobs. You'll work with massive datasets, explore emerging ML techniques, and directly impact job placements across SEEK's global platforms.

• Translate business challenges into clear, data-driven problem statements
• Gather and validate relevant data for analysis
• Build and deploy AI recommendation systems that connect candidates with recruiters
• Optimize job matching algorithms to improve placement success rates
• Partner with cross-functional teams on complex business problems
• Lead end-to-end solution development from concept to deployment
• Research emerging ML technologies and methodologies

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

• • Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Data Science, ML, Computer Science, or related field
• • 3-5 years of applied data science and ML experience in business environments
• • Strong skills in SQL, Spark, Python/Scala/Go
• • Deep expertise in classification, ranking, and recommendation systems
• • Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences

Bonus Points For

• Deep learning experience (Transformers, NLP), large language models, and thriving in fast-paced, agile environments.
• Ready to use AI to change how the world works? Join our collaborative team where your innovations directly help people build better careers.

Additional Information

The Team

TheArtificial Intelligence Platform Services (AIPS) is structured into cross-disciplinary squad with members from Data Science, Strategy and Engineering who work together to research, design, build and support end-to-end machine learning based products delivering direct value to hirers and job seekers.

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• SEEK is committed to operating sustainably, certified carbon neutral for its business operations (through Climate Active), purchasing renewable energy for our office and working-from-home emissions and a target for net zero by 2030.
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year
• SEEKer Support, a confidential service that offers employees up to six sessions with a mental health professional of your choice
• Tailored career development planning (including Education Assistance Program)
• Professional development sessions with industry leading guest speakers

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific supportor adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those with eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.