Data Scientist

Stockholm
Permanent
Heltid

15 dagar sedan

At Viaplay Group, we entertain millions of people every day through our streaming services, radio networks, and TV channels. We believe in the power of content not just as a way of telling stories and touching lives, but also expanding worlds.We’re looking for the best people to join us on our journey. Right now, we’re searching for a Data Scientist in our Stockholm office – are you ready to hit play on an exciting career change?The RoleWe’re looking for a Data Scientist who’s passionate about using data to shape how millions of people experience entertainment. At Viaplay, our data science team works at the heart of personalization, customer engagement, and product innovation.In this role, you’ll help design and evaluate models, uncover insights, and collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and content teams to bring ideas to life. From improving recommendations to understanding user behavior, your work will directly impact how our audiences connect with Viaplay.This is a great opportunity if you enjoy problem-solving, experimentation, and storytelling with data and want to grow your skills in a supportive, collaborative environment.What You’ll Be Doing

Design, train, and deploy machine learning and statistical models for recommendations, predictions, and classifications
Translate business questions into data-driven problems and deliver clear, actionable insights
Collaborate with product, engineering, content, commercial, and marketing teams to shape data-informed decisions
Analyze large datasets to understand user behavior, content performance, and platform trends
Work with engineers to bring models into production and monitor their performance
Share knowledge, learn from others, and contribute to a culture of curiosity and experimentation

What we’re looking forWe understand you may feel confident ticking certain boxes more than others and that’s why we always keep an open mind in our recruitment process. But, in order to thrive in this role, we do believe you’ll have at least some experience in the following:

3+ years of hands-on experience in applied Data Science or Machine Learning
Experience running projects end-to-end: framing problems, prototyping models, and analyzing performance
Proficiency in Python and SQL, experience with data transformation using Spark
Strong analytical and statistical skills, with experience designing experiments or A/B tests
Knowledge of data pipeline tools such as Airflow or similar
Clear communication skills, able to translate complex results into simple, actionable insights
A background in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or another quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)

It’s a bonus if you have:

Experience with recommender systems, personalization, or content optimization
Familiarity with causal inference methods
Understanding of MLOps practices and collaboration with ML Engineers
Experience in media, streaming, or e-commerce

What we offer you

We’ve got you covered! 30 days of paid vacation every year, an attractive pension and insurance scheme, and generous parental leave pay lift.
Your wellbeing matters. We provide you with various wellbeing initiatives including wellness allowance.
Flexibility that works. We follow a hybrid model with three days a week in the office and the rest remote, giving you the best of collaboration and focus time.
A safe space to grow and up-skill. Our learning culture puts you in the driver’s seat of your own development.
An innovative environment with Hack Days once a year. This week-long initiative allows you to think outside the box and deliver creative, technical solutions that (more often than not) go on to be implemented, either in our product or our ways of working.
Entertainment is what we love, and entertainment is what we do. So, unlimited access to Viaplay seems only fair for you to get to know the product – including serier & viewing events, new release movie rentals, linear channels and more.

Hit play todayIf this feels like your kind of challenge, make sure you apply by attaching your CV here – you may also want to add your LinkedIn profile. Please don’t send us your application via email because we won’t be able to accept it. We do, however, welcome any questions you may have about this particular position.Want to learn more about who we are and what we do? or ! We’re only ever a few clicks away.

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