About DV & Scibids

"DV Scibids" is a global leader in AI-powered digital campaign activation. Scibids' solutions empower global brands to effectively boost ad performance & outcomes while improving operational efficiency & reducing manual lift. DoubleVerify technology does not rely on digital identifiers such as cookies & can be activated across leading Demand-Side Platforms such as The Trade Desk, DV360, & Xandr to mention a few. To learn more visit https://doubleverify.com/scibids-ai/

DV Scibids' AI Optimisation technology equips these trading desks with machine learning solutions which use real-time performance data to discover the optimal amount to bid for each advertising opportunity, thus delivering the final advertisers significant lifts in performance & productivity. The technology developed by Scibids is rooted in a solid scientific & market expertise & now has a team of 30+ Data Scientists based in our Paris office, working alongside DV's global engineering & data science org.

About the Role

The mission of Scibids AI is to provide media buyers with fully automated buying strategies for display campaigns, leading to incomparable performances for a minimum of human work. 

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will help shape & strengthen the Scibids DoubleVerify bidding algorithms the central intelligence behind our platform. You will drive the evolution of our automation framework, transforming unmet business cases into scalable product enhancements. This role blends rigorous statistical thinking with hands-on implementation, demanding both intellectual precision & practical execution.

This position will combine high development standards, a relentless curiosity, a strong understanding of DV's business priorities & the ambition for your work to become a real game changer!

On a day to day basis, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing projects end-to-end, taking ownership from the initial proof-of-concept phase through to production deployment & monitoring.
• Mentoring junior developers, providing technical guidance, conducting code reviews, & sharing best practices to ensure high code quality.
• Working with massive datasets (billions of ad impressions/month) & millions of variables.
• Solving non-routine analysis problems (not handled by off-the-shelf ML solvers).
• Solving challenging scaling/engineering problems as our system produces thousands of ML models per day.
• Working closely with the commercial & customer success teams to help identify business cases where a new algorithm is needed or existing ones need improvement.
• Identifying & automating any repetitive process taking place at Scibids, including cases where this means developing some AI routines replacing human common sense.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• MS degree in applied mathematics (e.g., statistics, probabilities, operations research, machine learning).
• 3 to 5 years of professional experience in Data Science with Python/C++.
• Passion for automation & data-driven decisions.

Preferred qualifications:

• Proven professional experience in a SQL-like language.
• Experience deploying machine learning models into production environments.
• Previous experience leading technical projects or mentoring team members.
  
  

Technical stack relevant to the position

• Python
• SQL
• Kubernetes, Docker, Github
• Google Cloud Environment, App Engine Standard, Cloud SQL, Google Cloud Datastore...
  
  

Our Culture

• Do things only once. No repetitive task survives ingenuity & automation: at Scibids, everything needs to scale!
• Base your decisions on data points. Preconceived personal convictions rarely survive thorough confrontation with actual data.
• Have a good laugh. We are a young, hard-working team with huge ambitions: nothing wipes off long hours of work better than sharing a drink with the team!
  
  

Others

• Contract type: full-time position (French CDI).
• Based in Paris (75008) Champs-Elyses
• Preferred availability: ASAP
• Compensation: competitive package including fix salary.
• Exact figures depend on profile.

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