Director of Data Science & Machine Learning
Department: Tech
Location: London
Compensation: £190K – £310K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus
Employment Type: FullTime
This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).
We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.
Director of Machine Learning
We’re looking for a Director of ML who can build from scratch, go deep technically, and hire and mentor a small, extremely strong team. This is a hands-on leadership role.
What you’ll do
Own the ML roadmap end to end, from problem definition to production.
Design and ship recommendation systems and other core ML products.
Start very hands-on: prototype, code, and iterate quickly.
Hire and grow a high‑ownership ML team.
Raise the technical bar (architecture, reviews, standards, strategy).
What you’ll bring
Strong ML engineering background with production systems at scale.
Experience in recommender systems, pricing, ads, or similar domains.
Clear zero‑to‑one experience (founder/early stage or building new ML products/teams).
Track record in fast‑paced, high‑ownership startups.
Why Almedia?
Scale With Almedia: Have a real impact and grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one.
High-Growth Environment: We encourage all staff to take ownership of projects and consistently raise the bar.
Do More, Get More: Generous bonus scheme to ensure great, proactive work is valued.
We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
There are more than 50,000 engineering jobs:
Subscribe to membership and unlock all jobs
Engineering Jobs
60,000+ jobs from 4,500+ well-funded companies
Updated Daily
New jobs are added every day as companies post them
Refined Search
Use filters like skill, location, etc to narrow results
Become a member
🥳🥳🥳 452 happy customers and counting...
Overall, over 80% of customers chose to renew their subscriptions after the initial sign-up.
To try it out
For active job seekers
For those who are passive looking
Cancel anytime
Frequently Asked Questions
- We prioritize job seekers as our customers, unlike bigger job sites, by charging a small fee to provide them with curated access to the best companies and up-to-date jobs. This focus allows us to deliver a more personalized and effective job search experience.
- We've got over 200,000 jobs from 15,000+ vetted companies. No fake or sleazy jobs here!
- We aggregate jobs from 15,000+ companies' career pages, so you can be sure that you're getting the most up-to-date and relevant jobs.
- We're the only job board *for* software engineers, *by* software engineers… in case you needed a reminder! We add thousands of new jobs daily and offer powerful search filters just for you. 🛠️
- Every single hour! We add 2,000-3,000 new jobs daily, so you'll always have fresh opportunities. 🚀
- Typically, job searches take 3-6 months. EchoJobs helps you spend more time applying and less time hunting. 🎯
- Check daily! We're always updating with new jobs. Set up job alerts for even quicker access. 📅
What Fellow Engineers Say