Director, Data Science

DuckDuckGo makes a private search engine and browser and has been profitable since 2014. This Director of Data Science leads the team whose work spans statistical modelling, experiment design and classifier implementation across search, instant answers, AI and revenue optimisation.

You would consult on experiments, own understanding of core metrics like searches, installs and revenue, improve the data pipeline, and build and lead the team. DuckDuckGo's privacy policies limit what can be collected, so much of the job is finding rigorous ways to get insight from less data.

They ask for 10+ years in data science, experience deploying ML and NLP in production, and a record of building teams. Pay is a single regional figure: $263,300 in the US, £183,850 in the UK, C$346,250 in Canada and €214,950 elsewhere. This row seeds the US band; the posting is open across Europe, the UK, South Africa and the US.