Staff Data Scientist I - ETA at Careem

Careem

Dubai, United Arab Emirates·10h ago

LeadFull-timePythonRustMachine LearningData ScienceAIMLData

Salary Range

$121,125 - $163,875 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for a Staff Data Scientist – ETA to own the end-to-end ETA prediction systems for Careem’s Food and Groceries verticals. This is a highly technical role focused on building scalable, multi-stage pipelines for reliable predictions in high-load marketplace environments.

Key Responsibilities

→Define and own the long-term technical vision for ETA systems across Food and Groceries
→Architect scalable, multi-stage pipelines with probabilistic and stochastic modeling approaches
→Develop and deploy production-grade ML systems leveraging deep learning, time-series forecasting, and operations research
→Design and deploy scalable real-time inference pipelines with robust monitoring and alerting
→Lead cross-team architectural discussions and mentor senior data scientists and engineers

Requirements

✓8+ years of experience in Applied Machine Learning or Data Science with significant experience building large-scale production systems
✓Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Operations Research, or related field
✓Proven expertise in time-series forecasting, deep learning, stochastic modeling, and operations research
✓Strong experience building and deploying high-load, low-latency ML systems
✓Hands-on proficiency in Python, Spark, and ML frameworks
✓Experience with real-time inference systems and model monitoring in production
✓Strong understanding of experimentation, A/B testing, and causal inference