Senior Machine Learning Engineer

at  Deliveroo

THE DATA & SCIENCE ORG

At Deliveroo, we have a world-class data science organisation with a mission to enable the highest quality human and machine decision-making. We work throughout the company - in product, business and platform teams to answer some of the most interesting questions out there. For example, how do data and technology help restaurants to grow as consumer habits change? How can we predict what someone wants to order for dinner long before the idea has even crossed their mind? At Deliveroo, these are just some of the tough problems we are solving - and there is no challenge that cannot be yours.
Data Scientists and ML Engineers at Deliveroo report to our data science management team, and we have a strong, active data science community with guest lecturers, a robust technical review process, a career progression framework, and plenty of opportunities to learn new things.
As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the development and implementation of cutting-edge artificial intelligence products. Your responsibilities will involve designing and constructing sophisticated machine learning models, as well as refining and updating existing systems. In order to thrive in this position, you must possess exceptional skills in statistics and programming, as well as a deep understanding of data science and software engineering principles.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of experience applying algorithmic solutions to business problems
• You are someone who knows the fundamentals of machine learning and when they should be applied.
• You can translate a fuzzy business problem or objective into a well-thought-out algorithmic solution. You get satisfaction from seeing your algorithms shipped and driving measurable impact to the business.
• Experience with end-to-end model productionisation.
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues.
• A bias to simplicity, where you care most about achieving impact.

WHY DELIVEROO

Our mission is to transform the way you shop and eat, bringing the neighbourhood to your door by connecting consumers, restaurants, shops and riders. We are transforming the way the world eats and shops by making access to food and products more convenient and enjoyable. We give people the opportunity to buy what they want, as they want it, when and where they want it.
We are a technology-driven company at the forefront of the most rapidly expanding industry in the world. We are still a small team, making a very large impact, looking to answer some of the most interesting questions out there. We move fast, value autonomy and ownership, and we are always looking for new ideas.

You will develop the algorithmic and machine-learning systems that power Deliveroo. You will work in a cross-functional team alongside engineers, data scientists and product managers to develop systems that make automated decisions at massive scale. Your team has independence and works at some of the most interesting problems at the intersection of riders, consumers, and restaurants. We evaluate the performance of all our decision-making machines through our world class experimentation platform.

You will build intelligent decision-making machines that may:

• Optimise our delivery network by making rider assignment decisions; predicting how long a leg of the delivery journey will take; or mitigating real-time delays.
• Work out how many riders we need in a particular place at a particular time.
• Optimise consumer and rider fees.
• Improve the consumer experience by showing the most relevant restaurants and dishes.
• Detect fraud and abuse from consumers, riders, and restaurants.
• Assist restaurants in optimising their presence on Deliveroo, for example by recommending that they improve their menus or photography, or add a popular dish.
• Create an ML platform to improve our ML and optimisation capabilities.