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Senior ML Scientist (Optimization & Reinforcement Learning)

Pelican Staffing
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2025

Summary :

We seek a Senior ML Scientist to drive innovation in AI ML-based dynamic pricing algorithms and personalized offer experiences. This role will focus on designing and implementing advanced machine learning models, including reinforcement learning techniques like Contextual Bandits, Q-learning, SARSA, and more. By leveraging algorithmic expertise in classical ML and statistical methods, you will develop solutions that optimize pricing strategies, improve customer value, and drive measurable business impact.

Responsibilities :

Key Responsibilities :

  • Algorithm Development : Conceptualize, design, and implement state-of-the-art ML models for dynamic pricing and personalized recommendations.
  • Reinforcement Learning Expertise : Develop and apply RL techniques, including Contextual Bandits, Q-learning, SARSA, and concepts like Thompson Sampling and Bayesian Optimization, to solve pricing and optimization challenges.
  • AI Agents for Pricing : Build AI-driven pricing agents that incorporate consumer behaviour, demand elasticity, and competitive insights to optimize revenue and conversion.
  • Rapid ML Prototyping : Experience in quickly building, testing, and iterating on ML prototypes to validate ideas and refine algorithms.
  • Feature Engineering : Engineer large-scale consumer behavioural feature stores to support ML models, ensuring scalability and performance.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration : Work closely with Marketing, Product, and Sales teams to ensure solutions align with strategic objectives and deliver measurable impact.
  • Controlled Experiments : Design, analyze, and troubleshoot A / B and multivariate tests to validate the effectiveness of your models.

Requirements : Qualifications :

  • 8 years in machine learning, 5 years in reinforcement learning, recommendation systems, pricing algorithms, pattern recognition, or artificial intelligence.
  • Expertise in classical ML techniques (e.g., Classification, Clustering, Regression) using algorithms like XGBoost, Random Forest, SVM, and KMeans, with hands-on experience in RL methods such as Contextual Bandits, Q-learning, SARSA, and Bayesian approaches for pricing optimization.
  • Proficiency in handling tabular data, including sparsity, cardinality analysis, standardization, and encoding.
  • Proficient in Python and SQL (including Window Functions, Group By, Joins, and Partitioning).
  • Experience with ML frameworks and libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch
  • Knowledge of controlled experimentation techniques, including causal A / B testing and multivariate testing.
  • Skills :

  • pricing algorithms
  • artificial intelligence
  • KMeans
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