Job description
We are Kaizen Gaming
Kaizen Gaming, the team powering Betano, is one of the biggest GameTech companies in the world, operating in 19 markets. We always aim to leverage cutting-edge technology, providing the best experience to our millions of customers who trust us for their entertainment.
We are a diverse team of more than 2.700 Kaizeners, from 40+ nationalities spreading across 3 continents. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or age.
Our #oneteam is proud to be among the Best Workplaces in Europe and certified Great Place to Work across our offices. Here, there’ll be no average day for you. Ready to Press Play on Potential?
Let’s start with the role
As a Principal Data Scientist, you will play a critical role in leveraging data and AI to deliver value and create a competitive advantage for the organization. The ideal candidate will be a tenured Data Scientist, ML or AI engineer that has a proven track record of designing and implementing cutting-edge, data-intensive and AI-empowered applications along with the corresponding ML/DL algorithms.
As a Principal Data Scientist your main responsibilities will be
- Architecture: Architect scalable, reliable and high-performance AI applications along with their corresponding ML/DL algorithms.
- Innovation: Tech-lead the AI tribe in order to deliver state-of-the-art AI models in production.
- Mentorship: Inspire and mentor fellow data scientists, fostering technical and soft skill growth.
- Pioneering: Stay ahead of the AI curve, applying emerging technologies to enhance our capabilities and disrupt the industry.
- Strategic Planning & Prioritization: Define the company-wide AI technical and product roadmap, in-line with the business product roadmap. Resist the AI hype and enable impact-driven prioritization with quick and impactful PoCs that demonstrate the value.
- Autonomy & end-to-end Ownership: From ideation all the way to operationalization and maintenance, demonstrate autonomy on high-complexity projects and ownership of the outcome.
What you’ll bring
Must have:
- 8+ years of hands-on experience leveraging large-scale data to build ML/DL models with Python
- PhD-level expertise in one or more of the following domains: Recommendation Systems, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Speech and Audio, Time-series, Reinforcement Learning, Graph Learning
- A deep understanding of the ML development lifecycle and how to optimize the trade-offs in each step.
- Proven track record of designing, implementing, optimizing and scaling performant AI-empowered applications. Solid experience with MLOps practices in order to operationalize and maintain those applications in production.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills targeting a diverse audience from stakeholders to cross-functional technical teams, in order to provide technical guidance and insight.
Nice to have:
- Expertise in genAI or agentic AI. Hands-on experience in prompt design, optimization, testing and evaluation for different types of foundational models.
- Familiarity with a wide range of big data technologies, such as Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink and NoSQL databases.
We’re looking for an AI expert who wants to be at the forefront of innovation in the iGaming industry. Join us in shaping the future of iGaming with breathtaking experiences that thrill and delight players around the world.
Kaizen Gaming Perks
- 🕑 Hybrid way of working & remote options
- 🏃 A buddy will support you with your onboarding
- 💸 Competitive pay and bonus scheme
- 👩⚕️ Private health insurance for you and your family
- 💰 Monthly meal allowance
- ⭐Developmental 360° feedback framework
- 📚 Unlimited access to Udemy & continuous training
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We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation,or age.
