Applied Research Scientist

<div><div style="left:0;width:100%;height:0;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe src="https://embedded-media.ashbyhq.com/embed/d46a70e4-dda0-4df5-a31f-79355b4ff19c/c8c97754-f9c0-4253-a07e-050db6d3a78f" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;border:0" allowfullscreen scrolling="no" allow="encrypted-media *; picture-in-picture *;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation"></iframe></div></div><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>What you’ll do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Train, test, and ship models that power Peec AI's recommendations — helping customers boost their visibility in AI search</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Develop algorithms that extract insights from consumer search behavior, predict which questions people are asking and which topics are coming up.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Partner with engineering to bring your models into production</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Leverage existing data pipelines and infrastructure to run experiments and validate your research at scale</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support the team's work on autonomous agentic systems that collect, verify, and structure information from across the web</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Work with web-scale data - building crawlers, working with clickstream data, analyzing large-scale internet signals like URLs, keywords, and user behavior</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>What we’re looking for</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A deep interest in online consumer behavior</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong statistical and quantitative foundations with experience in statistical modeling, hypothesis testing, causal inference, or Bayesian methods</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Deep curiosity about how LLMs work, with the ability to reverse-engineer AI search behavior and translate patterns into actionable product features</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Track record of taking projects from research to production, with strong problem-solving skills and comfort working with ambiguous, evolving problems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Familiarity with NLP techniques like ranking models, text classification, embeddings, or information retrieval</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to stakeholders</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>Our Data Science Stack</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Languages</strong>: Python, SQL</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Libraries</strong>: Pandas, NumPy, HuggingFace, PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Backend</strong>: GCP, Cloud Functions, Firestore, Postgres, AlloyDB, BigQuery</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>AI Models</strong>: OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Llama, etc.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3><strong>Bonus Points</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contributions to open-source projects</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Deployed side/hobby projects that we can check out</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Presented research papers at top ML or AI conferences</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Having started a company before or worked at a high-growth startup</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Fluency in Typescript</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>What we offer</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Exciting and challenging work with real impact and ownership at one of Europe’s fastest-growing Series A startups</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Regular team events and off-sites</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Aggressive equity compensation package</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Paid Dinner &amp; Uber home when working late</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">The most beautiful office space and work environment in Berlin</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><hr><p>Compensation: €120K – €160K • Offers Equity</p><ul><li> • €120K – €160K • Offers Equity</li></ul><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>