Senior Data Scientist

Applied Intuition Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Greater London is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to address complex data challenges within the mobility sector. The role involves designing machine learning systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and deploying solutions into production. Ideal candidates possess a degree in Data Science, at least 5 years of experience in the field, and proficiency with AWS. This position offers competitive benefits, including 28 vacation days and hybrid work options.

Benefits

100% employer-paid health insurance

28 vacation days per year

Company pension with up to 5% employer contribution

Just Eat lunch vouchers

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data science or machine learning engineering.
• Proven track record in deploying machine learning models into production.
• Experience with cloud-based ML platforms like AWS SageMaker.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end machine learning systems.
• Collaborate with teams to understand needs and translate into solutions.
• Establish best practices for experimentation and model evaluation.

Skills

Designing machine learning systems

Feature engineering

Model deployment

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

AWS SageMaker

Python

Modern ML frameworks

Job description

As a Senior Data Scientist within Blacklane's central data domain, you will leverage scientific and mathematical methodologies to address complex data challenges in the mobility and luxury transportation sector. You will scale the data science team by owning and evolving our machine learning platform and operating model. This role involves close collaboration with product, engineering, and other data teams to enhance profitability, optimize costs, and accelerate growth. You will engage with diverse business stakeholders globally and are responsible for how machine learning solutions move from idea to production and remain reliable over time. This position provides avenues for continuous professional development, flexible work options, and participation in an inclusive and diverse work environment.

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end machine learning systems, supporting use cases such as demand forecasting, pricing optimization, customer lifetime value, and churn prediction.
• Establish best practices for experimentation, reproducibility, and model evaluation, while analyzing complex datasets to uncover trends, patterns, and actionable insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into scalable scientific and machine learning solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at various levels to propose, discuss, and drive scalable data science solutions, clearly communicating tradeoffs and impact.
• Design and evolve shared ML pipelines, tooling, and standards to enable the team to scale efficiently and safely.

ABOUT YOU

• Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a data science or machine learning engineering role.
• Proven track record in designing and deploying machine learning models into production environments, especially using AWS services (e.g. SageMaker, EC2, S3, Lambda, Step Functions).
• Experience working with cloud-based ML platforms (e.g. AWS SageMaker or equivalent services).
• Demonstrated proficiency in modeling business problems through the application of machine learning techniques, including feature engineering, model selection, implementation, evaluation, and parameter tuning.
• Ability to translate business challenges into mathematical and statistical problems, subsequently proposing and implementing data science solutions.
• Strong judgment in selecting appropriate models and designing systems that balance accuracy, reliability, and scalability.
• Hands-on experience with modern data science tools and ML frameworks, combined with experience building or improving shared ML pipelines and tooling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the aptitude to interpret complex datasets.
• Strong experience operationalizing machine learning systems end to end, including CI/CD, automation, monitoring, and retraining.
• Exceptional communication skills, with a collaborative mindset and experience influencing technical direction across teams.
• Self-driven, curious, and proactive in staying current with developments in ML, MLOps, and cloud computing.

About Blacklane

Our mission is simple but powerful: to become the world’s leading premium, global chauffeur service. Operating in 50+ countries, we reimagine chauffeur-driven rides by prioritizing reliability, innovation, and first-class service at every step. Blacklane is also at the forefront of sustainable mobility efforts, continuously working to reduce our operational impact on the planet.

Our Company Culture

Blacklane has grown from a two-person startup in Berlin to a global team of over 300 people representing 54+ nationalities. Powered by our commitment to care, inclusion, innovation, and collaboration, we support employees through initiatives like Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, and more.

ERGs

• LGBTQIA+ Network – Advocating for inclusivity and championing allyship.
• Bookclub – Encouraging cultural exchange, fostering discussion, critical thinking, and team engagement through shared reading and analysis.
• Blacklane Cares Leave – Spend up to eight paid hours annually volunteering for causes meaningful to you.

We welcome—and actively support—employees to create or join the communities that are important to them.

Why join Blacklane?

At Blacklane, our compensation and benefits strategies are designed to be fair and market-aligned. We combine base salary with variable elements and long-term incentives as part of our overall rewards framework. All employees participate in our company-wide Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP), sharing in Blacklane’s long-term success. We offer a benefits package tailored to each location, supporting health, wellbeing, time off, learning, and local needs.

Local perks – UK (London): 100% employer-paid health insurance for you and your dependents, with 24hr GP access; 28 vacation days per year, increasing with tenure; Company pension with up to 5% employer contribution; Twice‑weekly Just Eat lunch vouchers for UK hub employees; Your Mental and Physical Health → No compromise with Nilo and Wellhub; Continuous learning & certified coaching; Hybrid setup: 3 days a week in our London office; Fair pay and shared success through our VSOP program; Mystery Rides: Quarterly Voucher to enjoy personal trips around the world with Blacklane and experience our service from a guest’s perspective.

If you have any questions or want to know more about our way of working, we’re happy to connect!

We place great value on equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome everyone to apply.

We do not include application form fields or other non-relevant content here.