Staff Data Scientist

Almedia
City of London
2 months ago
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This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).


We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 50 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.


At Almedia, You’ll

  • Own way more, way earlier — you’ll be trusted with responsibility fast.
  • Push harder, get further — this isn’t a 9–5. We highly reward intensity.
  • Join a rare environment — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people.
  • Fully present — we’re 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need.

Staff Data Scientist

We’re looking for a Staff Data Scientist to join our growing team in Berlin and help shape the next stage of our product and data capabilities.


What You’ll Work On

  • Design and implementation of machine learning models which personalise recommendations for users, whilst optimising for performance, engagement and conversion within gaming user acquisition.
  • Build and optimise our incentives reward structures focusing on motivating and retaining users whilst improving in-app ROAS.
  • Collaborate with data analytics and engineering to improve data structures, visibility, and traceability.
  • Establish technical best practices for the team, including documentation, data product ownership, measurement plans, and experimentation frameworks.
  • Define and help implement KPIs that align team output with business goals, ensuring every model, dashboard, and analysis has a purpose and outcome.
  • Mentor and support both data scientists and analytics engineers, driving high standards and helping the team scale effectively.

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong experience building and deploying machine learning models in a product-driven environment, ideally in Gaming, AdTech, gambling or user-incentive systems.
  • Deep statistical and modelling knowledge for complex experimentation design, uplift modelling and causal impact estimation of counterfactual outcomes.
  • Strong understanding of data engineering workflows and modern data stack tools (e.g. DBT, Airflow, K8s).

  • Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to drive clarity, create structure, and bring stakeholders on board.

Why Almedia

  • Scale With Almedia: Have a real impact and grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one.
  • High‑Growth Environment: We encourage all staff to take ownership of projects and consistently raise the bar.
  • Do More, Get More: Generous bonus scheme to ensure great, proactive work is valued.

We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.


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