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Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer job at Rokt. New York, NY.
mParticle by Rokt is widely recognized as one of the leading customer data platforms, serving hundreds of global brands and helping them turn data to insights and insights to action. Built on top of end-to-end streaming architecture, we are committed to empowering businesses to deliver personalized and engaging experiences to their customers across all screens and devices. We believe that the opportunity to help teams activate insights from their customer data to deliver more relevant and adaptive experiences is more important than ever. In January 2025 mParticle merged with Rokt and became mParticle by Rokt. Together, our AI and ML-powered Rokt Brain and ecommerce Rokt Network will power more than 6.5 billion transactions, connecting 400 million customers across the world’s leading companies.
We are Rokt, a hyper-growth ecommerce leader. We enable companies to increase value by unlocking real-time relevancy in the moment that matters most, when customers are buying. Together, our AI and ML-powered Rokt Brain and ecommerce Rokt Network will power more than 6.5 billion transactions connecting 400 million customers across the world’s leading companies. In January 2025, Rokt’s valuation increased to $3.5 billion USD, allowing us to expand rapidly 15 countries.
The Rokt engineering team builds intelligent infrastructure and platforms that power mission-critical services. At this scale, excellence in reliability, performance, and developer experience is non-negotiable.
At Rokt, we practice transparency in career paths and compensation. At Rokt, we believe in transparency, which is why we have a well-defined career ladder with transparent compensation and clear career paths based on competency and ability. Rokt’stars constantly strive to raise the bar, pushing the envelope of what is possible.
We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer
Total Compensation between: $300,000-$375,000, which includes a fixed annual salary between $200,000 - $250,000, employee equity plan grant & world class benefits.
Equity grants are issued in good faith, subject to company policies, board approval, and individual eligibility.
About the Role:
As a Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer on the Identity team, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and advancing our identity solutions. You will drive data-driven strategies, lead complex analyses for entity resolution, and collaborate cross-functionally to enhance the quality, effectiveness, and scalability of our identity systems.
Spearhead complex analyses applying advanced statistical methods and machine learning techniques to large-scale identity data, uncovering actionable insights to significantly improve the effectiveness and quality of our identity solutions and drive initiatives to completion
Independently identify, scope, and champion high-impact opportunities for innovation within the identity space, developing novel analytical approaches and data-driven strategies.
Test and run experiments to determine impact on model relevancy
Define key metrics for tracking the health and performance of identity systems; Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines to support machine learning model deployment and large-scale data processing for identity use cases
Conduct proactive analysis, modeling, and automation of improvements to entity resolution in areas such as geography, linkage, fraud detection, and risk assessment.
Partnering closely with product and engineering teams to develop the strategy for evolving our identity graph
Lead high-impact projects from ideation through implementation and completion, mentoring junior team members and ensuring alignment with business objectives
About You:
6+ years of industry experience as a Data Scientist (or 3+ years with a PhD), including significant work with identity, fraud, or security data
Master’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Machine Learning, or related fields.
Demonstrated project leadership, mentorship, and ability to tackle highly ambiguous technical and business problems
Strong knowledge of online AB testing and experimentation
Strong knowledge of Python 3 (data science libraries) and SQL;
Experience with distributed computing frameworks, particularly Spark is preferred
Experience with Kubeflow is preferred
Understands prompts for AI and is comfortable with using AI to improve day to day productivity
Experience with identity-focused data science projects (e.g., authentication, fraud, user verification, KYC).
Strong analytical / modeling experience tied to business outcomes
Applied use of visualization tools such as matplotlib, seaborn, tableau, Python visual libraries
Experience with common Python data science libraries such as pandas, numpy and scipy
Experience with relational databases such as Postgres, MySQL and/or SQL Server
About Rokt’stars:
As a mission-driven, hyper-growth community of curious explorers, our ambition is to unlock real-time relevancy in ecommerce and beyond. Our bias for action means we are not afraid to quickly venture into uncharted territories, take risks, or challenge the status quo; in doing so we either win or learn. We work together as one aligned team never letting egos get in the way of brilliant ideas. We value diversity, transparency, and smart humble people who enjoy building a disruptive business together. We pride ourselves on being a force for good as we make the world better.
About the Benefits:
We leverage best-in‑class technology and market‑leading innovation in AI and ML, with all of that being underlined by building and maintaining a fantastic and inclusive culture where people can be their authentic selves, and offering a great list of perks and benefits to go with it:
Accelerate your career. We offer roadmaps to leadership and an annual training allowance
Become a shareholder. Every Rokt’star gets equity in the company
Enjoy catered lunch every day and healthy snacks in the office.
Access generous retirement plans like a 4% dollar‑for‑dollar 401K matching plan and great health benefits for you and your dependents.
Dog‑friendly office
Extra leave (bonus annual leave, sabbatical leave etc.)
Work with the greatest talent in town
See the world! We have offices in New York, Seattle, Sydney, Tokyo and London
We believe we’re better together. We love spending time together and are in the office most days (teams are in the office 4 days per week). We also get that you need to balance your life and your commitments so you have the flexibility to manage your own hours and can spend up to a week of every quarter working from anywhere.
We at Rokt choose to create a company that is as diverse and inclusive as the world we live in by attracting, growing & keeping the best talent. Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If this sounds like a role you’d enjoy, apply here, and you’ll hear from our recruiting team.
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In Summary: mParticle by Rokt is widely recognized as one of the leading customer data platforms, serving hundreds of global brands and helping them turn data to insights and insights to action . We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer on the Identity team .
En Español: MParticle by Rokt es ampliamente reconocido como una de las principales plataformas de datos del cliente, sirviendo a cientos de marcas globales y ayudándolas a convertir los datos en conocimientos e ideas para la acción. Construido sobre la arquitectura de transmisión de extremo a extremo, estamos comprometidos con capacitar a las empresas para ofrecer experiencias personalizadas y atractivas a sus clientes a través de todas las pantallas y dispositivos. Creemos que la oportunidad de ayudar a los equipos a activar información de sus datos de clientes para proporcionar experiencias más relevantes y adaptativas es más importante que nunca. En enero de 2025 mParticle se fusionó con Rokt Brain y se convirtió en mParticle by Rokts. En Rokt, creemos en la transparencia, por lo que tenemos una escalera de carrera bien definida con compensación transparente y caminos profesionales claros basados en competencia y capacidad. Roktstars se esfuerzan constantemente para elevar la barra, empujando el envolvente del posible. Buscamos un científico senior / ingeniero de aprendizaje automático Compensación total de datos entre: $300,000-$375,000, que incluye un salario fijo anual entre $200,000 - $250,000, subvenciones a planes de equidad de empleados & beneficios de clase mundial. Las concesiones de capital son emitidas de buena fe, sujeto a las políticas de la compañía, aprobación y elegibilidad individual. Dirigirá estrategias basadas en datos, liderará análisis complejos para la resolución de entidades y colaborará interfuncionalmente con el fin de mejorar la calidad, eficacia y escalabilidad de nuestros sistemas de inteligencia artificial. Análisis complejo de punta aplicando métodos estadísticos avanzados y técnicas de aprendizaje automático a los datos de identidad a gran escala, descubriendo conocimientos prácticos que mejoren significativamente la efectividad y calidad de nuestras soluciones de identificación e impulsarán iniciativas para completar Identificar independientemente el alcance y defender oportunidades de alto impacto para la innovación dentro del espacio de la identidad, desarrollando nuevos enfoques analíticos y estrategios basados en datos. Experiencias experimentales de prueba y ejecución para determinar el impacto sobre las bibliotecas informáticas; Desarrollar métricas clave para rastrear la salud y el liderazgo de los sistemas de información distribuidos; diseñar, construir y mantener una visión robusta de rendimiento de datos para ayudar al desarrollo de modelos de aprendizajes automáticos y llevar a cabo proyectos relacionados con la seguridad, así como programas de investigación en línea. Nuestro sesgo por la acción significa que no tenemos miedo de aventurarse rápidamente en territorios desconocidos, asumir riesgos o desafiar el status quo; al hacerlo ganamos o aprendemos. Trabajamos juntos como un equipo alineado que nunca deja que los egos interfieran con las ideas brillantes. Valoramos la diversidad, transparencia y personas inteligentes y humildes que disfrutan construyendo negocios disruptivos juntos. Nos enorgullecemos de ser una fuerza para el bien a medida que mejoramos el mundo. Sobre los beneficios: aprovechamos la mejor tecnología de su clase e innovadores líderes del mercado en IA y ML, todo ello se resalta mediante la construcción y mantenimiento de una cultura fantástica e inclusiva donde las personas puedan ser sus auténticas personalidades, y ofreciendo acceso a una gran lista de ventajas y beneficios para ir con ella: acelerar tu carrera profesional. También entendemos que usted necesita equilibrar su vida y sus compromisos para tener la flexibilidad de administrar sus propias horas y puede pasar hasta una semana de cada trimestre trabajando desde cualquier lugar. En Rokt elegimos crear una empresa tan diversa e inclusiva como el mundo en el que vivimos atrayendo, creciendo y manteniendo a los mejores talentos.
mParticle by Rokt is widely recognized as one of the leading customer data platforms, serving hundreds of global brands and helping them turn data to insights and insights to action. Built on top of end-to-end streaming architecture, we are committed to empowering businesses to deliver personalized and engaging experiences to their customers across all screens and devices. We believe that the opportunity to help teams activate insights from their customer data to deliver more relevant and adaptive experiences is more important than ever. In January 2025 mParticle merged with Rokt and became mParticle by Rokt. Together, our AI and ML-powered Rokt Brain and ecommerce Rokt Network will power more than 6.5 billion transactions, connecting 400 million customers across the world’s leading companies.
We are Rokt, a hyper-growth ecommerce leader. We enable companies to increase value by unlocking real-time relevancy in the moment that matters most, when customers are buying. Together, our AI and ML-powered Rokt Brain and ecommerce Rokt Network will power more than 6.5 billion transactions connecting 400 million customers across the world’s leading companies. In January 2025, Rokt’s valuation increased to $3.5 billion USD, allowing us to expand rapidly 15 countries.
The Rokt engineering team builds intelligent infrastructure and platforms that power mission-critical services. At this scale, excellence in reliability, performance, and developer experience is non-negotiable.
At Rokt, we practice transparency in career paths and compensation. At Rokt, we believe in transparency, which is why we have a well-defined career ladder with transparent compensation and clear career paths based on competency and ability. Rokt’stars constantly strive to raise the bar, pushing the envelope of what is possible.
We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer
Total Compensation between: $300,000-$375,000, which includes a fixed annual salary between $200,000 - $250,000, employee equity plan grant & world class benefits.
Equity grants are issued in good faith, subject to company policies, board approval, and individual eligibility.
About the Role:
As a Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer on the Identity team, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and advancing our identity solutions. You will drive data-driven strategies, lead complex analyses for entity resolution, and collaborate cross-functionally to enhance the quality, effectiveness, and scalability of our identity systems.
Spearhead complex analyses applying advanced statistical methods and machine learning techniques to large-scale identity data, uncovering actionable insights to significantly improve the effectiveness and quality of our identity solutions and drive initiatives to completion
Independently identify, scope, and champion high-impact opportunities for innovation within the identity space, developing novel analytical approaches and data-driven strategies.
Test and run experiments to determine impact on model relevancy
Define key metrics for tracking the health and performance of identity systems; Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines to support machine learning model deployment and large-scale data processing for identity use cases
Conduct proactive analysis, modeling, and automation of improvements to entity resolution in areas such as geography, linkage, fraud detection, and risk assessment.
Partnering closely with product and engineering teams to develop the strategy for evolving our identity graph
Lead high-impact projects from ideation through implementation and completion, mentoring junior team members and ensuring alignment with business objectives
About You:
6+ years of industry experience as a Data Scientist (or 3+ years with a PhD), including significant work with identity, fraud, or security data
Master’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Machine Learning, or related fields.
Demonstrated project leadership, mentorship, and ability to tackle highly ambiguous technical and business problems
Strong knowledge of online AB testing and experimentation
Strong knowledge of Python 3 (data science libraries) and SQL;
Experience with distributed computing frameworks, particularly Spark is preferred
Experience with Kubeflow is preferred
Understands prompts for AI and is comfortable with using AI to improve day to day productivity
Experience with identity-focused data science projects (e.g., authentication, fraud, user verification, KYC).
Strong analytical / modeling experience tied to business outcomes
Applied use of visualization tools such as matplotlib, seaborn, tableau, Python visual libraries
Experience with common Python data science libraries such as pandas, numpy and scipy
Experience with relational databases such as Postgres, MySQL and/or SQL Server
About Rokt’stars:
As a mission-driven, hyper-growth community of curious explorers, our ambition is to unlock real-time relevancy in ecommerce and beyond. Our bias for action means we are not afraid to quickly venture into uncharted territories, take risks, or challenge the status quo; in doing so we either win or learn. We work together as one aligned team never letting egos get in the way of brilliant ideas. We value diversity, transparency, and smart humble people who enjoy building a disruptive business together. We pride ourselves on being a force for good as we make the world better.
About the Benefits:
We leverage best-in‑class technology and market‑leading innovation in AI and ML, with all of that being underlined by building and maintaining a fantastic and inclusive culture where people can be their authentic selves, and offering a great list of perks and benefits to go with it:
Accelerate your career. We offer roadmaps to leadership and an annual training allowance
Become a shareholder. Every Rokt’star gets equity in the company
Enjoy catered lunch every day and healthy snacks in the office.
Access generous retirement plans like a 4% dollar‑for‑dollar 401K matching plan and great health benefits for you and your dependents.
Dog‑friendly office
Extra leave (bonus annual leave, sabbatical leave etc.)
Work with the greatest talent in town
See the world! We have offices in New York, Seattle, Sydney, Tokyo and London
We believe we’re better together. We love spending time together and are in the office most days (teams are in the office 4 days per week). We also get that you need to balance your life and your commitments so you have the flexibility to manage your own hours and can spend up to a week of every quarter working from anywhere.
We at Rokt choose to create a company that is as diverse and inclusive as the world we live in by attracting, growing & keeping the best talent. Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If this sounds like a role you’d enjoy, apply here, and you’ll hear from our recruiting team.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
In Summary: mParticle by Rokt is widely recognized as one of the leading customer data platforms, serving hundreds of global brands and helping them turn data to insights and insights to action . We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer on the Identity team .
En Español: MParticle by Rokt es ampliamente reconocido como una de las principales plataformas de datos del cliente, sirviendo a cientos de marcas globales y ayudándolas a convertir los datos en conocimientos e ideas para la acción. Construido sobre la arquitectura de transmisión de extremo a extremo, estamos comprometidos con capacitar a las empresas para ofrecer experiencias personalizadas y atractivas a sus clientes a través de todas las pantallas y dispositivos. Creemos que la oportunidad de ayudar a los equipos a activar información de sus datos de clientes para proporcionar experiencias más relevantes y adaptativas es más importante que nunca. En enero de 2025 mParticle se fusionó con Rokt Brain y se convirtió en mParticle by Rokts. En Rokt, creemos en la transparencia, por lo que tenemos una escalera de carrera bien definida con compensación transparente y caminos profesionales claros basados en competencia y capacidad. Roktstars se esfuerzan constantemente para elevar la barra, empujando el envolvente del posible. Buscamos un científico senior / ingeniero de aprendizaje automático Compensación total de datos entre: $300,000-$375,000, que incluye un salario fijo anual entre $200,000 - $250,000, subvenciones a planes de equidad de empleados & beneficios de clase mundial. Las concesiones de capital son emitidas de buena fe, sujeto a las políticas de la compañía, aprobación y elegibilidad individual. Dirigirá estrategias basadas en datos, liderará análisis complejos para la resolución de entidades y colaborará interfuncionalmente con el fin de mejorar la calidad, eficacia y escalabilidad de nuestros sistemas de inteligencia artificial. Análisis complejo de punta aplicando métodos estadísticos avanzados y técnicas de aprendizaje automático a los datos de identidad a gran escala, descubriendo conocimientos prácticos que mejoren significativamente la efectividad y calidad de nuestras soluciones de identificación e impulsarán iniciativas para completar Identificar independientemente el alcance y defender oportunidades de alto impacto para la innovación dentro del espacio de la identidad, desarrollando nuevos enfoques analíticos y estrategios basados en datos. Experiencias experimentales de prueba y ejecución para determinar el impacto sobre las bibliotecas informáticas; Desarrollar métricas clave para rastrear la salud y el liderazgo de los sistemas de información distribuidos; diseñar, construir y mantener una visión robusta de rendimiento de datos para ayudar al desarrollo de modelos de aprendizajes automáticos y llevar a cabo proyectos relacionados con la seguridad, así como programas de investigación en línea. Nuestro sesgo por la acción significa que no tenemos miedo de aventurarse rápidamente en territorios desconocidos, asumir riesgos o desafiar el status quo; al hacerlo ganamos o aprendemos. Trabajamos juntos como un equipo alineado que nunca deja que los egos interfieran con las ideas brillantes. Valoramos la diversidad, transparencia y personas inteligentes y humildes que disfrutan construyendo negocios disruptivos juntos. Nos enorgullecemos de ser una fuerza para el bien a medida que mejoramos el mundo. Sobre los beneficios: aprovechamos la mejor tecnología de su clase e innovadores líderes del mercado en IA y ML, todo ello se resalta mediante la construcción y mantenimiento de una cultura fantástica e inclusiva donde las personas puedan ser sus auténticas personalidades, y ofreciendo acceso a una gran lista de ventajas y beneficios para ir con ella: acelerar tu carrera profesional. También entendemos que usted necesita equilibrar su vida y sus compromisos para tener la flexibilidad de administrar sus propias horas y puede pasar hasta una semana de cada trimestre trabajando desde cualquier lugar. En Rokt elegimos crear una empresa tan diversa e inclusiva como el mundo en el que vivimos atrayendo, creciendo y manteniendo a los mejores talentos.