Senior Data Scientist Reinforcement Learning – Offer Intelligence

• Full-time
• Legal Entity: Sixt Research Development Services, Lda.

Job Description

We work at the intersection of pricing science, offer personalisation, advanced statistics, and scalable software. You'll build and bring into production state-of-the-art probabilistic models - like hierarchical Bayesian regression, SVI, or bandit algorithms - that power millions of pricing and offer decisions at SIXT every day. Beyond pricing, we're building the intelligence layer that decides which offer and which experience each customer sees, so your models shape both what we charge and what we show. From shaping the analytical question to deploying live models, you'll own the full lifecycle, supported by an innovation-friendly culture and great team. If you're excited by real-world impact, rigorous methods, and turning cutting-edge ideas into production - even if you don't tick every box - we'd love to hear from you

YOUR ROLE AT SIXT

You architect and prototype advanced regression models (linear, GLM, mixed-effects, Gaussian Process) with a principled Bayesian approach, guiding pricing strategy at scale

You design and productionise personalisation and recommendation systems - two-tower retrieval, embedding-based candidate generation, learning-to-rank, sequential/transformer models - with contextual bandits and off-policy evaluation to keep them learning from real interactions

You apply techniques like SVI, MCMC, and importance sampling to enable robust decision-making under uncertainty, even with sparse, high-volume, or streaming data

You build and maintain reproducible pipelines for feature engineering, label generation, and automated data validation using tools like Airflow or Dagster, ensuring high code quality and reliability

You deploy models via FastAPI, Docker, or Kubeflow, and establish real-time monitoring with Bayesian control charts and performance dashboards to catch drift and anomalies early

You design sophisticated A/B and multivariate tests, apply quasi-experimental and causal impact methods, and quantify the value of information to balance exploration and exploitation

You collaborate with product, revenue, and customer experience leaders to translate ambiguous ideas into testable hypotheses, while mentoring peers and elevating Bayesian practice through internal publications and workshops

YOUR SKILLS MATTER

Expertise

You bring deep statistical chops, with 5+ years of applying regression, hierarchical models, or state-space methods in production

Computing proficiency

You have a well-stocked Bayesian toolbelt - fluent in PyMC, Stan, NumPyro, TFP, or similar - and are comfortable writing custom likelihoods and priors.

Modeling

You have proven experience scaling inference using SVI, black-box VI, or advanced MCMC techniques on large datasets

Personalisation (nice to have)

You have experience with recommender and personalisation stacks - two-tower / embedding retrieval, learning-to-rank, sequential models, contextual bandits - plus counterfactual or off-policy evaluation to prove incremental value rather than optimise click-through

Engineering practices

You write solid, production-grade Python code and are familiar with type hints, testing frameworks, and CI/CD workflows

Infrastructure

You are hands‑on with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and have experience with containerization (Docker/K8s) and workflow orchestration

Stakeholder management

You communicate uncertainty, lift, and risk in plain English for executives, while engaging deeply with scientists and engineers

WHAT WE OFFER

A Global Tech Hub in Lisbon

Join a thriving international tech community and work alongside engineers, product experts, and business teams who turn ideas into real impact. Our hubs at Factory Lisboa in Beato and ARTs Lisboa in Parque das Nações are where great tech gets built

Learning & Knowledge Exchange

Level up through regular events with internal and external speakers. We value curiosity, continuous learning, and open exchange – across teams, disciplines, and borders

Flexible Work Setup

Two office days a week, flexible hours, and modern spaces built for both deep focus and team collaboration – work the way that brings out your best

Time Off & Wellbeing

Enjoy 28 vacation days per year, an additional day off on your birthday, one volunteer day annually, and private health insurance that also covers your spouse and children free of charge

Practical Everyday Benefits

Get a yearly Coverflex allowance and a daily meal allowance to make everyday life a little easier

SIXT Perks

Get exclusive rates on all SIXT services, with special discounts extended to your family and friends. Because great perks are even better when you can share them

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