Staff Data Scientist (AI & ML)
Skills
About This Role
Overview
- Leveraging ambiguous business problems as opportunities to drive objective criteria using data.
- Solving complex business problems using the simplest, most appropriate algorithms to deliver business value.
- Designing and implementing effective and impactful machine learning and generative AI systems in production.
- Developing a deep understanding of the product experiences and business processes that make up your area of focus.
- Developing a deep familiarity with the source data and its generating systems through documentation, interacting with the engineering teams, and systematic data profiling.
- Contributing heavily to the design and maintenance of the data models that allow us to measure performance and comprehend performance drivers for your area of focus.
- Working closely with product and business teams to identify important questions that can be answered effectively with data.
- Delivering well-formed, relevant, reliable, and actionable insights and recommendations to support data-driven decision-making through deep analysis and automated reports.
- Designing, planning, and analyzing experiments (A/B and multivariate tests).
- Supporting product and business managers with KPI design and goal setting.
- Mentoring other data scientists in their growth journeys.
- Contributing to improving our ways of working, our tooling, and our internal training programs.
- strong>Technical Experience/strong>
- Experience in machine learning, generative AI, deep learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, data mining, and artificial intelligence.
- Deep knowledge and experience in ML and GenAI frameworks (e.g. Scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, SVMs, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers, LLM fine-tuning).
- Excellent SQL.
- Competence with reproducible data analysis using Python or R.
- Familiarity with data modeling and dimensional design.
- Strong command over the entire data lifecycle, including problem formulation, data auditing, rigorous analysis, interpretation, recommendations, and presentation.
- Familiarity with different types of analysis, including descriptive, exploratory, inferential, causal, and predictive analysis.
- Deep understanding of various experiment design and analysis workflows and the corresponding statistical techniques.
- Familiarity with product data (impressions, events, etc.) and product health measurement (conversion, engagement, retention, etc.).
- Experience with LLMs and NLP-based solutions for data enrichment and smart automation is a plus.
- Familiarity with BigQuery and the Google Cloud Platform is a plus.
- Data engineering and data pipeline development experience (e.g. via Airflow) is a plus.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, technology, or similar fields. A postgraduate degree is a plus but not required.
- 7+ years of experience working in data science, machine learning, and Gen AI.
- Experience doing data science in an online consumer product setting is a plus.
- A good problem solver with a figure it out growth mindset.
- An excellent collaborator.
- An excellent communicator.
- A strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- A keep it simple approach to #makeithappen.
Your resume, rewritten
for this exact role.
Sign up free — Base Career tailors your CV to this job description in 60 seconds.
01 / 05
Resume Tailored to This Job

Your keywords, structure, and story — rewritten to match this exact role and pass ATS filters.
Free · No card · 60 seconds
02 / 05
Cover Letter for This Role, Done

Job-specific cover letters written in Gulf professional tone — ready in seconds, not hours.
Free · No card · 60 seconds
03 / 05
See How Well You Fit This Role

AI match score with clear reasons — know your fit before investing time in the application.
Free · No card · 60 seconds
04 / 05
Apply in One Click

Autofill any application form on Workday, LinkedIn, Bayt, Greenhouse — with your tailored content.
Free · No card · 60 seconds
05 / 05
Track It. Follow Up at the Right Time.

Visual pipeline for every application with AI-timed follow-up reminders so nothing slips.
Free · No card · 60 seconds
Similar Jobs
Staff Data Scientist (AI & ML)
talabat · Dubai
Responsible for leveraging data to solve complex business problems, designing machine learning systems, and mentoring data scientists while utilizing generative AI and data anal...
Skills
Staff Data Scientist (AI & ML)
talabat · Dubai
Since launching in Kuwait in 2004, talabat, the leading on-demand food and Q-commerce app for everyday deliveries, has been offering convenience and reliability to its customers. talabat’s local roots run deep, offering
Skills
Staff Data Scientist I - ETA
Careem · Dubai
About the Company Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East — making it easy to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Our purpose is simple: to simplify and improve peo
Skills
Staff Data Scientist I - Matching
Careem · Dubai
About the Company Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East — making it easy to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Our purpose is simple: to simplify and improve peo
Skills
Staff Data Scientist (AI & ML)
talabat · Dubai
Since launching in Kuwait in 2004, talabat, the leading on-demand food and Q-commerce app for everyday deliveries, has been offering convenience and reliability to its customers. talabat’s local roots run deep, offering
Skills
Staff Data Scientist (AI & ML)
talabat · Dubai
Drive data-driven decision-making by leveraging machine learning and generative AI to solve complex business problems and enhance user experiences.
Skills
Staff Data Scientist (AI & ML)
talabat · Dubai
The role involves improving decision-making through data analysis, implementing machine learning systems, and mentoring data scientists, requiring expertise in AI and data model...
Skills
Staff Data Scientist 📍 Remote
Discovered MENA · Dubai
💻 Staff Data Scientist (Business Analytics) 📍 Remote We’re hiring a Staff Data Scientist (Business Analytics) to lead strategic analytics and causal measurement for high-impact growth initiatives. In this role, you’ll
Skills
Staff Data Scientist I - Matching
TALENTMATE · Dubai
Job Description About the Company Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East — making it easy to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Our purpose is simple: to simplify
Skills
Professionals hired via Base Career
“I kept getting rejections from London. Base Career rewrote my CV for Dubai, and I landed Emirates in 3 weeks.”
Sarah M. · Marketing Manager
🇬🇧 UK → 🇦🇪 Dubai
“50 applications in Canada, zero replies. Base Career tailored my resume for Riyadh and I got 4 interviews within a month.”
James T. · Software Engineer
🇨🇦 Canada → 🇸🇦 Riyadh
“The cover letters matched Gulf tone immediately. I got hired by a semi-government team in Doha on my first round.”
Maya R. · Product Manager
🇺🇸 USA → 🇶🇦 Doha
“As an expat I had no idea how Gulf CVs work. Base Career nailed it. Offer from a Big 4 in Abu Dhabi in 6 weeks.”
Priya K. · Finance Analyst
🇮🇳 India → 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi
2.2K+
Cover Letters & Follow-ups
1.8K+
Resumes Tailored
190.5K+
Jobs Tracked
Trusted by professionals at
Stop applying blindly.
Start getting hired.
Base Career automates the hardest parts of job searching — apply smarter, not harder.
AI Resume in 60s
Your resume rewritten for this exact role using the job description as the brief.
ATS-Optimized
Get past automated screening filters with the right keywords matched to each job.
Application Tracker
Track every job, follow-up, and interview in one visual kanban board.
Free plan · No credit card required