Viant Technology · 2 days ago
Principal Applied Scientist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$220K/yr - $260K/yr
7+ years expViant Technology is a leader in CTV and AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing. They are seeking a Principal Applied Scientist to lead AI strategy, drive high-impact research in machine learning, and mentor a team of applied scientists and engineers, focusing on developing and deploying advanced AI models.
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Responsibilities
Lead and Define AI Strategy – Set the vision for applied ML research and AI-driven decision-making across Viant’s products and services
Drive High-Impact Research – Conduct advanced research in NLP, RL, LLMs, and deep learning, publishing in top-tier conferences while applying findings to real-world production systems
Architect and Deploy ML at Scale – Develop, optimize, and deploy high-throughput, low-latency ML models, collaborating with engineers to bring solutions into production
Innovate in Generative AI & Causal ML – Explore novel AI techniques, such as LLMs, reinforcement learning, and causal inference, to enhance targeting, personalization, and attribution models
Experimentation and Validation – Design, run, and analyze A/B experiments to test ML-driven strategies, ensuring data-driven decision-making
Mentor and Influence – Provide technical leadership for a team of applied scientists and ML engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning models at scale
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, high-ambiguity ML projects from research to production
Masters + At least two peer-reviewed publications in deep learning, NLP, or a related AI domain or a PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
Strong foundation in deep learning, NLP, generative AI, and causal inference
Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, Llama Index)
Experience with distributed computing, cloud ML platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and real-time AI inference
Preferred
Publications at top-tier ML/NLP conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, AAAI)
Experience in digital advertising, real-time bidding, or audience modeling
Hands-on experience with LLMs and multimodal AI applications
Strong background in reinforcement learning, dynamic pricing, or recommendation systems
Benefits
Fully paid health insurance
Paid parental leave
Unlimited PTO
Company
Viant Technology
Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leader in AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2021-02-09IPO
2016-02-11Acquired
1998-11-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Vanderhook
Co-Founder and CEO
Chris Vanderhook
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer
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