Role -ML Engineer / Data ScientistLocation - Canada(remote)Must have Skills:- Python (NumPy, Pandas, JSON at scale) - 3+ years of hands-on data science experience, comfortable with large-scale semi-structured data
- NLP & Transformer Models - entity recognition, disambiguation, semantic similarity, embedding-based retrieval, plus transformer experience for extraction, classification, summarization, and generation
- Hybrid Search/Retrieval (including ANN, BM25, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch) - hybrid search algorithms, retrieval pipelines, intent detection, query expansion, and relevance tuning
- Multimodal/Video Data processing at scale- experience working with language and multimodal models, multimodal embedding generation, and handling visuals/video as part of real-world data pipelines
Job Description:- The Data Scientist will design and implement data science and applied machine learning solutions supporting new product development, search and discovery on platform, content enrichment and metadata generation.
- As a member of cross-functional project teams, the Data Scientist will perform data analysis, evaluate commercial and open-source models, and deliver solutions with real-world impact.
- The team works closely with various departments and functions across the organization to design, implement and manage end-to-end content metadata, to maintain the integrity of schema standards, and to build solutions with data, analytics and machine learning methods.
What you will do:- Evaluate, fine-tune, and maintain statistical and machine learning models used in run-time production environments, measuring and communicating performance improvements to stakeholders
- Partner with cross-functional teams to design and optimize AI/ML solutions that deliver new product
capabilities and internal workflow improvements, using news articles, photos, videos, election results, and other news data
- Research, evaluate, and recommend models and methodologies across the AI/ML landscape,
presenting recommended solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Identify and address gaps in model quality and performance metrics, synthesizing findings into clear,
actionable recommendations
- Contribute to the design and enhancement of data and ML pipelines, including multimodal embedding generation and knowledge extraction, with a focus on accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
- Design user-centered solutions and search algorithms focused on quality and performance
- Stay current with emerging technologies and advances in NLP, machine learning, and data science,
proactively surfacing opportunities for improvement
- Support the full model development lifecycle, from problem definition and prototyping through integration, deployment, monitoring, and iteration
- Communicate analysis and present findings clearly, adapting to a range of technical and business audiences
Who you are:- 3+ years of relevant data science experience, with strong proficiency in Python including NumPy, Pandas, and large-scale semi-structured JSON data
- Bachelor's degree in data science or computer science
- Experienced applying core machine learning methods including classification, clustering, regression, and ranking
- Hands-on experience with NLP techniques such as entity recognition, disambiguation, semantic similarity, and embedding-based retrieval
- Experience with transformer models for structured extraction, classification, summarization, and generation
- Experience with hybrid search algorithms, retrieval pipelines, intent detection, query expansion, and relevance tuning in Elasticsearch or OpenSearch
- Experience working with both language and multimodal models
- Experience and comfort working with real-world data, including text and visuals, at scale
- Familiar with ML engineering and ML Ops practices, with a track record of delivering runtime solutions
- Familiarity with cohort analysis, session segmentation, A/B testing, and confidence calibration
- Analytical and curious, with strong problem-solving skills and a practical focus on high-impact, cost-aware solutions
- Able to effectively manage multiple project deliverables simultaneously
- Comfortable being accountable for deliverables across the full product development lifecycle, from problem definition through launch and iteration
- An effective communicator who can tailor analysis and presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Collaborative and empathetic, with a genuine focus on user impact and a desire to grow data literacy across the organization
- Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English
- Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
What will set you apart:- Experience in news media or working with news as data strongly preferred
- Master's degree in data science or a related field
- Familiarity with graph data models and designing entity-relationship schemas
- Eagerness to learn the technical nuances of large-scale media operations and identify opportunities within evolving systems
Benefits:- Be a part of a company who strives to support for diversity and inclusion in the workplace - we are one, we are many at QualityAI. Celebrate culture, share knowledge with engineers from around the globe, and inspire each other through our differences.
- Local and global opportunities - we offer you internal rotation and international mobility opportunities to grow your career.
- Clear view of your career and progression with the company - QualityAI is growing massively (since Jan 2021 - added more than 2000 engineers) and giving you the opportunity to grow with us.
- Never stop experimenting and learning with QualityAI Tech academy: 3000+ training courses, mentorship programs, technical tribes, sponsored certifications, leadership programs and much more.
- Earn bonuses via our Client Referral and Employee Referral Program's. Refer and earn - tap your network for net-worth.
- A Competitive pay, the salary range for the role is $130,000-$140,000 Cad per annum.
If you like what you have read, send us your resume and let's start talking!- Intrigued to find more about us?
- Visit our website at QualityAI (Formerly Qualitest Group) | World's Leading AI-First Quality Engineering Company
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qualityaigroup
