Staff Data Scientist

Join to apply for the Staff Data Scientist role at Almedia. 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.

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.