As a Staff Data Scientist I – ETA, you will own the end-to-end ETA prediction systems for the company's Food and Groceries verticals. This is a highly technical Individual Contributor role with full domain ownership across architecture, modeling strategy, experimentation, production deployment, and operational excellence. You will define the long-term vision for ETA systems in high-load, latency-sensitive marketplace environments.
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Key Responsibilities:
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ETA Vision & Architecture Ownership:
- Define and own the long-term technical vision for ETA systems across Food and Groceries.
- Architect scalable, multi-stage pipelines.
- Design probabilistic and stochastic modeling approaches with uncertainty calibration.
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Advanced Modeling & Algorithm Development:
- Develop and deploy production-grade ML systems leveraging deep learning architectures and time-series forecasting.
- Build models robust to marketplace volatility and supply-demand shifts.
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Production Systems & Real-Time Inference:
- Design and deploy scalable real-time inference pipelines.
- Collaborate with Data Platform and ML Ops teams to productionize models.
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Experimentation & Marketplace Impact:
- Define evaluation frameworks aligned with business metrics.
- Drive measurable improvements in operational efficiency and user experience.
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Technical Leadership & Cross-Team Influence:
- Lead architectural discussions and conduct design reviews.
- Mentor senior data scientists and engineers in advanced ML and modeling techniques.
What You'll Need:
- 8+ years of experience in Applied Machine Learning or Data Science.
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field.
- Proven expertise in time-series forecasting, deep learning, stochastic modeling, and optimization.
- Strong experience building and deploying high-load, low-latency ML systems.
- Proficiency in Python, Spark, and ML frameworks.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex modeling trade-offs into business impact.
What We Offer:
We provide an opportunity to drive impact in the region while you learn and grow. As a full-time colleague, you will:
- Work 4 days a week in-office and 1 day from home, with the ability to work remotely from any country for 30 days a year.
- Enjoy unlimited vacation days and access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities.
About the Company:
The company is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East — making it easy to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Since 2012, the company has enabled earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of more than 70 million customers, and established a platform where the region’s best talent and entrepreneurs thrive. Operating in 70+ cities across 10 countries, the company is now entering its next chapter — one powered by AI.
