Amsterdam
9 Jun 2026
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Senior Data Scientist

Samba TV

Senior Data Scientist

Samba TV is hiring a Senior Data Scientist in Amsterdam to lead modeling methodology, build production ML systems, and integrate AI/agentic capabilities. The role requires 8+ years of experience, expertise in ML, Python, PySpark, and Databricks, and a track record of delivering end-to-end data science projects.

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid

Experience Required

8 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8+ years hands-on experience

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)
MLOpsWeaviatevector databasesAirflowPythonpgvectorDelta LakeSQLGCPPineconeMilvusAWSDatabricksPySpark
Soft Skills
communicationmentoringcollaborationproblem solvingcritical thinking

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)
causal inferenceOWLSPARQLCTVOTTRDFACRNLPad tech

Key Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery of data science projects from problem scoping through production deployment.
  • Define and ship modeling methodology for data products.
  • Build production-quality Python and PySpark on Databricks.
  • Partner with Data Engineering to define data requirements and validate pipelines.
  • Build and operate AI systems using RAG, LLM-augmented modeling, and Graph Neural Networks.
  • Integrate LLMs and agentic workflows into production ML pipelines.
  • Drive technical design for modeling components.
  • Translate business requirements into modeling solutions.
  • Mentor data scientists through structured feedback and design review.
  • Establish and operate MLOps practices: experiment tracking, pipeline orchestration, model monitoring.
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