Machine Learning Engineer

This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000). We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world. Machine Learning Engineer £130K – £230K * Offers Equity You’ll take ownership of designing, developing, and scaling impactful, production-grade ML solutions that power Almedia’s products and growth. This is a hands-on role involving active participation in code development and delivery. Types of problems you’ll be solving * Designing and optimising user reward schemes based on player behaviour and market shifts * Leading the design and implementation of solutions for personalised, real-time reward values * Developing solutions for identifying underperforming reward campaigns and causes of failure Your role * Lead end-to-end delivery: build, deploy, and optimise solutions and services at scale * Provide technical leadership across ML projects, ensuring best practices and high-quality code * Align technical capabilities with business priorities to unlock high-value opportunities * Apply advanced statistical and causal inference methods to ensure robustness and reliability * Partner with product and engineering teams to translate business challenges into predictive, data-driven solutions You have * Proven expertise in building, deploying, and maintaining solutions and services in production, ideally in adtech or high-scale environments * Deep knowledge of statistics (A/B testing, regression, probability) * Strong programming background in Python and SQL, with hands-on cloud experience * Ability to mentor and set technical direction for ML engineers and cross-functional peers * Strong communication skills to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders Bonus points for * Passion for gaming and strong understanding of player behaviour * Experience with adtech, monetisation platforms, or the gambling industry * Familiarity with gaming KPIs such as pLTV, retention, and ROAS Why Almedia? * Scale With Almedia: Have a real impact and grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one. * High-Growth Environment: We encourage all staff to take ownership of projects and consistently raise the bar. * Do More, Get More: Generous bonus scheme to ensure great, proactive work is valued. We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.