Senior Principal Applied Scientist (all genders)
Zurich
Zalando
Entdecke Schuhe, Mode und Accessoires der aktuellen Saison online | Schnelle und versandkostenfreie Lieferung* | ZalandoThe Discovery team assists customers in their fashion discovery journey and helps them find what they are looking for. We are developing the next generation of our discovery systems, utilizing state-of-the-art natural language processing (NLP) and/or information retrieval (IR) methods, particularly transformer-based deep neural networks and large language models (LLMs).
As a Senior Principal Applied Scientist, you will address challenging fashion problems using cutting-edge approaches. You will contribute to drive our scientific roadmap, applying your scientific capabilities and in collaboration with a team of exceptional scientists and engineers developing models and cutting-edge machine learning products that enhance the experience of over 51 million customers.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
Utilize your extensive scientific experience in researching, deploying, and architecting machine learning and deep learning solutions in NLP and IR to enhance the inspiration journey of millions of our customers in large scale projects. Collaborate with multiple teams to create a cutting-edge science stack that aligns with the product strategy and drive architectural and design principles.
Develop long term roadmaps for research topics that span multiple product areas and address concrete business goals. As part of the leadership team, be the sparring partner and trusted advisor for Zalando senior leadership and advise on investments in people, strategic direction and make or buy decisions.
Act as a mentor and guide to senior and principal scientists, and actively share knowledge and expertise within Zalando’s science community.
Forge close partnerships with applied science leaders and product managers, to deliver state-of-the-art machine learning solutions to our customers and uncover new opportunities for growth.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
PhD in NLP, IR, machine learning, or related fields (or equivalent experience), accompanied by 8+ years of industry experience, especially deep learning based NLP and/or IR methods.
Experience leading and shaping the scientific roadmap of the teams in products that span across multiple areas and working with senior AS leaders. Ability to discover new business opportunities collaborating with product, science, and engineering managers and solve business problems through scientific solutions.
Extensive track record of addressing real-world problems using machine learning throughout the entire product cycle, and raises departments and Zalando’s best practice in methods, algorithms and technology, including architecture, design patterns, and research roadmaps.
Authority on deep learning and extensive track record to leveraging research to advance the state of the art, including strong publication records at top-tier venues such as ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, SIGIR, KDD, WWW, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, JMLR, etc.
Extensive hands-on experience in deep learning with proficiency in Python and frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow. Familiarity with LLMs and their applications in IR. Proficiency in cloud computing platforms such as AWS is also required.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring - we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groupsOpportunity to work from abroad for 30 (working) days per calendar year
Financial
Access to the employee shares program
40% shopping discount on products shipped and sold by Zalando, and 30% discount on Zalando Lounge
Discounts from a wide range of external partners
SBB Half Fare Travelcard
Family
4 weeks paid paternity leave and 17 weeks paid maternity leave
3 fully-paid child sick days per year
Free counseling, assistance, and referral service for all matters concerning yourself and your family via the Fürstenberg Institute.
do.More - our sustainability strategy https //corporate.zalando.com/en/sustainability
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Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.
ABOUT ZALANDO
It’s the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to the starting point for fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 23 markets.
Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 48 million active customers through a team of diverse skill-sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests.
Our values https //jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset
* Salary range is an estimate based on our AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index 💰
Tags: Architecture AWS Deep Learning E-commerce EMNLP Engineering ICLR ICML JMLR LLMs Machine Learning NeurIPS NLP PhD Python PyTorch Research TensorFlow
Perks/benefits: Career development Parental leave
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