PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related field. 5+ years of industry experience in applied ML; 3+ years in production deployment of ML and deep learning models at scale. Strong knowledge of ML best practices (A/B testing, feature engineering, training/serving pipelines) and algorithms (gradient boosting, neural networks, optimization). Proficiency in Python (numpy, pandas, polars) and ML frameworks (Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch). Experience with large-scale datasets and big data tools (Apache Beam, Kafka, Spark). Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. Strong SQL and data engineering skills.