1 week ago

Senior / Staff Applied Scientist - AI Products

Xero

Melbourne

1 week ago

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Xero is seeking a Senior or Staff Applied Scientist to join their AI Products team in Melbourne. The role involves refining complex problems into data-driven products, leading applied research programs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have expert-level hands-on skills in applied science, strong foundations in mathematics and software engineering, and experience with LLMs.

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Senior / Staff Applied Scientist - AI Products

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, AU

Work Model

Hybrid: flexible hybrid working model, blending office collaboration with remote autonomy, with expectations around office days and collaborative 'boost days'

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior or Staff Applied Scientist level, with exceptional Applied Scientist candidates also considered

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

PythonScalaMachine LearningNLPComputer VisionLarge Language ModelsProbabilityLinear AlgebraCalculusSoftware EngineeringData PipelinesLLMs

Soft Skills

CommunicationCoachingMentoringCollaborationProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingAdaptability

Key Responsibilities

•Refine tough problems into elegant data-driven products and services by applying scientific thinking, algorithms, and analytical data processing.
•Drive the rigorous application of scientific methods, leading applied research programs that underpin new product features.
•Champion high coding standards and collaborate closely with cross-functional peers to ensure models translate from theory to real-world deployment.
•Lift the scientific competency across Xero, cultivating an environment of intellectual rigour, healthy skepticism, and mutual respect.
•Break down large business problems into manageable applied research tasks and manage risks within evolving research programs.
•Write testable, maintainable, and reusable code using Python or Scala to build robust data pipelines alongside engineering peers.
•Develop and evaluate machine learning applications across domains such as NLP, computer vision, and Large Language Models.
•Map business problems directly to machine learning domains to build, deploy, and monitor intelligent algorithms at scale.

Applied ScientistAI ProductsMachine LearningNLPComputer VisionLLMsPythonScalaHybridFull-time

Key Responsibilities

•Refine tough problems into elegant data-driven products and services by applying scientific thinking, algorithms, and analytical data processing.

•Drive the rigorous application of scientific methods, leading applied research programs that underpin new product features.

•Champion high coding standards and collaborate closely with cross-functional peers to ensure models translate from theory to real-world deployment.

•Lift the scientific competency across Xero, cultivating an environment of intellectual rigour, healthy skepticism, and mutual respect.

•Break down large business problems into manageable applied research tasks and manage risks within evolving research programs.

•Write testable, maintainable, and reusable code using Python or Scala to build robust data pipelines alongside engineering peers.

•Develop and evaluate machine learning applications across domains such as NLP, computer vision, and Large Language Models.

•Map business problems directly to machine learning domains to build, deploy, and monitor intelligent algorithms at scale.