Jobs Kyiv, Data Science

We are looking for a Computer Vision Engineer with a background in classical computer vision techniques and hands-on implementation of low-level CV algorithms.

The ideal candidate will have experience with SLAM, Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO), and sensor fusion.

We consider engineers at Middle/Senior levels — tasks and responsibilities will be adjusted accordingly.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with classical computer vision
• Knowledge of popular computer vision networks and components 
• Understanding of geometrical computer vision principles
• Hands-on experience in implementing low-level CV algorithms
• Practical experience with SLAM and/or Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO)
• Proficiency in C++
• Experience with Linux
• Ability to quickly navigate through recent research and trends in computer vision.
• Relevant work experience or education in STEM field

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Python
• Familiarity with neural networks and common CV frameworks/libraries (OpenCV, NumPy, PyTorch, ONNX, Eigen, etc.)
• Experience with sensor fusion.

Quantum is a global technology partner delivering high-end software products that address real-world problems.

We advance emerging technologies for outside-the-box solutions. We focus on Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, GIS, MLOps, Blockchain, and more.

Here at Quantum, we are dedicated to creating state-of-art solutions that effectively address the pressing issues faced by businesses and the world. To date, our team of exceptional people has already helped many organizations globally attain technological leadership.

We constantly discover new ways to solve never-ending business challenges by adopting new technologies, even when there isn’t yet a best practice. If you share our passion for problem-solving and making an impact, join us and enjoy getting to know our wealth of experience!

About the position

Quantum is expanding the team and has brilliant opportunities for a Data Science Engineer. The client is a technological research company that utilizes proprietary AI-based analysis and language models to provide comprehensive insights into global stocks in all languages. Our mission is to bridge the knowledge gap in the investment world and empower investors of all types to become “super-investors.”

Through our generative AI technology implemented into brokerage platforms and other financial institutions’ infrastructures, we offer instant fundamental analyses of global stocks alongside bespoke investment strategies, enabling informed investment decisions for millions of investors worldwide.

Must have skills:

• At least 5 years of commercial experience in Data Science
• Strong knowledge of linear algebra, calculus, statistics, and probability theory
• Proficiency in algorithms and data structures
• Experience with Machine Learning libraries (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn)
• Experience with at least one Deep Learning framework (TensorFlow, Keras, or PyTorch)
• Knowledge of modern Neural Network architectures
• Experience in developing solutions with LLMs
• Experience with Cloud Computing Platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure)
• Practical experience with Docker
• Experience with SQL
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles
• Hands-on experience in building solutions for financial domain
• At least an Upper-Intermediate level of English (spoken and written)

Would be a plus:

• Experience with MLOps solutions
• Basic understanding of Big Data concepts
• Experience in classical Computer Vision algorithms
• Participation in Kaggle competitions

Your tasks will include:

• Full-cycle data science projects
• Data analysis and data preparation
• Development of NLP/Deep Learning / Machine Learning; Developing models and deploying them to production
• Sometimes, this will require the ability to implement methods from scientific papers and apply them to new domains

We offer:

• Delivering high-end software projects that address real-world problems
• Surrounding experts who are ready to move forward professionally
• Professional growth plan and team leader support
• Taking ownership of R&D and socially significant projects
• Participation in worldwide tech conferences and competitions
• Taking part in regular educational activities
• Being a part of a multicultural company with a fun and lighthearted atmosphere
• Working from anywhere with flexible working hours
• Paid vacation and sick leave days

Join Quantum and take a step toward your data-driven future.

Kyivstar.Tech is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist / NLP Lead to spearhead the development of cutting-edge natural language processing solutions for our Ukrainian LLM project. You will lead our NLP team in designing, implementing, and deploying large-scale language models and NLP algorithms that power our products. This role is critical to our mission of advancing AI in the Ukrainian language context, and offers the opportunity to drive technical decisions, mentor a team of data scientists, and shape the future of AI capabilities in Ukraine.

About us

Kyivstar.Tech is a Ukrainian hybrid IT company and a resident of Diia.City.

We are a subsidiary of Kyivstar, one of Ukraine's largest telecom operators.

Our mission is to change lives in Ukraine and around the world by creating technological solutions and products that unleash the potential of businesses and meet users' needs.

Over 500+ KS.Tech specialists work daily in various areas: mobile and web solutions, as well as design, development, support, and technical maintenance of high-performance systems and services.

We believe in innovations that truly bring quality changes and constantly challenge conventional approaches and solutions. Each of us is an adherent of entrepreneurial culture, which allows us never to stop, to evolve, and to create something new.

What you will do 

• Lead end-to-end development of NLP and LLM models - from data exploration and model prototyping to validation and production deployment. This includes designing novel model architectures or fine-tuning state-of-the-art transformer models (e.g. BERT, GPT) to solve project-specific language tasks.

• Analyze large text datasets (Ukrainian and multilingual corpora) to extract insights and build robust training datasets. Guide data collection and annotation efforts to ensure high-quality data for model training.

• Develop and implement NLP algorithms for a range of tasks such as text classification, named entity recognition, semantic search, and conversational AI. Stay up-to-date with the latest research to apply transformer-based models, embeddings, and other modern NLP techniques in our solutions.

• Establish evaluation metrics and validation frameworks for model performance, including accuracy, factuality, and bias. Design A/B tests and statistical experiments to compare model variants and validate improvements.

• Deploy and integrate NLP models into production systems in collaboration with engineers - ensuring models are scalable, efficient, and well-monitored in a real-world setting. Optimize model inference and troubleshoot issues such as model drift or data pipeline bottlenecks.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the NLP/ML team. Review code and research, uphold best practices in ML (version control, reproducibility, documentation), and foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, software engineers, and MLOps engineers to align NLP solutions with product goals and infrastructure capabilities. Communicate complex data science concepts to stakeholders and incorporate their feedback into the model development process.

Qualifications and experience needed 

Education & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in data science or machine learning, with a strong focus on NLP.

• Proven track record of developing and deploying NLP or ML models at scale in production environments.

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning, or a related field is highly preferred.

NLP Expertise:

• Deep understanding of natural language processing techniques and algorithms.

• Hands-on experience with modern NLP approaches, including embedding models, text classification, sequence tagging (NER), and transformers/LLMs.

• Deep understanding of transformer architectures and knowledge of LLM training and fine-tuning techniques, hands-on experience developing solutions on LLM, and knowledge of linguistic nuances in Ukrainian or other languages.

Advanced NLP/ML Techniques:

•Experience with evaluation metrics for language models (perplexity, BLEU, ROUGE, etc.) and with techniques for model optimization (quantization, knowledge distillation) to improve efficiency.

•Background in information retrieval or RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is a plus for building systems that augment LLMs with external knowledge.

ML & Programming Skills:

•Proficiency in Python and common data science libraries (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn).

•Strong experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow for building NLP models.

•Ability to write efficient, clean code and debug complex model issues.

Data & Analytics:

• Solid understanding of data analytics and statistics.

• Experience in experimental design, A/B testing, and statistical hypothesis testing to evaluate model performance.

• Experience in building a representative benchmarking framework given business requirements for LLM.

• Comfortable working with large datasets, writing complex SQL queries, and using data visualization to inform decisions.

Deployment & Tools:

• Experience deploying machine learning models in production (e.g., using REST APIs or batch pipelines) and integrating with real-world applications.

• Familiarity with MLOps concepts and tools (version control for models/data, CI/CD for ML).

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop) for scaling data processing or model training is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for ML, as well as ML workflow tools (MLflow, Airflow).

Leadership & Communication:

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor junior team members.

• Strong communication skills to convey complex ML results to non-technical stakeholders and to document methodologies.

A plus would be 

LLM training & evaluation experience:

• Experience with tokenizer development, SFT, and RLHF techniques.

• Knowledge of model safety: toxicity, hallucinations, ethical considerations, and LLM guardrails.

Research & Community:

• Publications in NLP/ML conferences or contributions to open-source NLP projects.

• Active participation in the AI community or demonstrated continuous learning (e.g., Kaggle competitions, research collaborations) indicating a passion for staying at the forefront of the field.

Domain & Language Knowledge:

• Familiarity with the Ukrainian language and cultural context for model training and evaluation.

MLOps & Infrastructure:

• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for ML, as well as ML workflow tools (MLflow, Airflow).

• Experience in working alongside MLOps engineers to streamline the deployment and monitoring of NLP models.

Problem-Solving:

• Creative mindset for tackling open-ended AI challenges.

• Comfort in fast-paced R&D environments with evolving priorities.

What we offer

• Office or remote — it’s up to you. You can work from anywhere, and we will arrange your workplace.

• Remote onboarding.

• Performance bonuses.

• We train employees with the opportunity to learn through the company’s library, internal resources, and programs from partners.

• Health and life insurance.

• Wellbeing program and corporate psychologist.

• Reimbursement of expenses for Kyivstar mobile communication.

We are looking for a Computer Vision Engineer with an expertise in low-level CV algorithms.

Required Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of experience in computer vision
• Expert-level proficiency in Python
• Extensive experience in DL and PyTorch framework for CV stacks
• Understanding of geometrical computer vision principles
• Model optimization: quantization, pruning, neural network Compiler
• Hands-on experience in implementing low-level CV algorithms
• Knowledge of C++

Nice to Have:

• Experience with DL on edge devices
• Experience with SLAM and/or Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO)
• Experience with sensor fusion (IMU, magnetometer, GNSS, camera)
• Familiarity with Kalman filters

Join Burny Games — a Ukrainian company that creates mobile puzzle games. Our mission is to create top-notch innovative games to challenge players’ minds daily.

What makes us proud?

• In just two years, we’ve launched two successful mobile games worldwide: Playdoku and Colorwood Sort. We have paused some projects to focus on making our games better and helping our team improve.
• Our games have been enjoyed by over 45 million players worldwide, and we keep attracting more players.
• We’ve created a culture where we make decisions based on data, which helps us grow every month.
• We believe in keeping things simple, focusing on creativity, and always searching for new and effective solutions.

What are you working on?

• Genres: Puzzle, Casual
• Platforms: Mobile, iOS, Android, Social

Team size and structure?

130+ employees

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain ML for product and marketing teams
• Develop predictive systems for personalization, recommendations, and dynamic game content
• Automate data workflows and create reliable, scalable ML pipelines from feature engineering to deployment
• Monitor model performance, detect drift, and ensure ongoing accuracy and stability of ML systems
• Partner with Product, Marketing, and Engineering to integrate ML solutions into live games and operational workflows
• Own DS/ML projects end-to-end: from defining the problem to production deployment and iteration
• Share knowledge, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices across the data team

About You:

• 4+ years of experience in Data Science or ML, with a track record of delivering production models (2+ years in gamedev or consumer apps businesses)
• Strong background in statistical modeling, forecasting, and machine learning
• Advanced programming skills in Python or R (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow or tidyverse, caret, mlr), writing clean and maintainable code
• Excellent SQL skills, confident with large-scale datasets and cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift)
• Experience deploying, monitoring, and maintaining ML models in production environments
• Strong problem-solving mindset, able to translate business and product goals into ML solutions
• Clear communicator who can explain complex models and systems to both technical and non-technical teams
• Passion for gaming and curiosity about player behavior

Will Be a Plus:

• Experience building user-level LTV forecasting models
• Background in recommender systems, personalization, or contextual bandits
• Familiarity with MLOps practices and tools
• Experience with ETL/orchestration frameworks (dbt, Dataform, Airflow)
• We run on GCP — experience with BigQuery, Vertex AI, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Run/Functions

What we offer:

• 100% payment of vacations and sick leave [20 days vacation, 22 days sick leave], medical insurance.
• A team of the best professionals in the games industry.
• Flexible schedule [start of work from 8 to 11, 8 hours/day].
• L&D center with courses.
• Self-learning library, access to paid courses.
• Stable payments.

The recruitment process:

CV review → Interview with TA manager → Interview with Head of Analytics → Final Enterview → Job offer

If you share our goals and values and are eager to join a team of dedicated professionals, we invite you to take the next step.

Welcome to King Group - a place where the best people from the IT and gambling industries meet to do amazing things together. We operate numerous projects in the iGaming sector in the markets of Ukraine, Europe and the USA, invest in venture startups, promising ideas and people.
 

One of our companies is a game studio that deals with the full cycle of iGaming product development. From idea to release, we combine creativity, modern technologies and deep analytics to create a unique gaming experience. Our mission is to excite, inspire and shape the future of the industry.

Our company is looking for a math expert who has a drive and passion (perhaps some experience) for games.

Key skills (it's not necessary to have all key skills, but more is better than less):

• Higher education in mathematics or related fields (related to research, analytics or data processing);
• Have a strong math background (especially probability theory, statistics, combinatorics);
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (statistical, mathematical functions);
• Be proficient at one (at least) programming language (Python is preferable);
• Knowledge of one of the CAS (Mathematica, Mathcad, Maxima);
• Have a strong math background (especially probability theory, statistics, combinatorics);
• Have previous experience in gaming industry or (and) have experience in playing slots (or any other probabilistic games (poker, blackjack, etc));
• Understand the time and memory complexity of your code;
• Be keen on details (Yes, it's really important at this position);
• Understanding OOP Concepts;
• Experience in developing mathematical models.
   

Nice to have:

• Experience in using git;
• Experience in using JIRA.
   

Responsibilities: 

• Prepare math for slot games;
• Discuss with business/ propose new game ideas/new feature ides;
• Implement game logic of new features, games;
• Gather games' statistics by precise calculations / running simulations of the games;
• Make games attractive for players from the math side.
   

Why we:

• Social Package;
• Medical care;
• Sick Days;
• Professional development support;
• Family-like atmosphere. You can check it out yourself ;)
• Great career prospects.
  
  Do you want to grow with us? Do you have the desire to take an active part in creating a product? Send your resume and let's get to know each other ;)

Quantum is a global technology partner delivering high-end software products that address real-world problems. 

We advance emerging technologies for outside-the-box solutions; We focus on Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, GIS, MLOps, Blockchain, and more.

About the position

Quantum expands the team in Central Europe and has brilliant opportunities for Data Science Engineers. 

If you are interested in working on areas related to Data Analysis, fintech, image processing, and solving real-world challenges with innovative technologies, apply for the vacancy below. 

Must have skills:

• At least 1,5 years of commercial experience as a Data Science Engineer
• Strong knowledge of linear algebra, calculus, statistics, and probability theory
• Knowledge and experience with algorithms and data structures
• Strong experience with Machine Learning
• Expertise in areas of Computer Vision or Natural Language Processing
• Knowledge of modern Neural Networks architectures (DNN, CNN, LSTM, etc.)
• Experience with at least one of the Deep Learning frameworks (Tensorflow, PyTorch)
• Experience with SQL
• Strong knowledge of OOP
• At least an Upper-Intermediate level of English (spoken and written)

Nice to have skills:

• Experience with production ML/DL frameworks (OpenVino, TensorRT, etc.)
• Docker practical experience
• Experience with Cloud Computing Platforms (AWS, GCloud, Azure)
• Participation in Kaggle competitions

Your tasks will include:

• Full-cycle data science projects
• Data analysis and data preparation
• Development of Machine Learning / Computer Vision / Deep Learning / NLP solutions; Developing models and deploying them to production
• Sometimes, this will require the ability to implement methods from scientific papers and apply them to new domains

We offer:

• Delivering high-end software projects that address real-world problems
• Surrounding experts who are ready to move forward professionally
• Professional growth plan and team leader support
• Taking ownership of R&D and socially significant projects
• Participation in worldwide tech conferences and competitions
• Taking part in regular educational activities
• Being a part of a multicultural company with a fun and lighthearted atmosphere
• Working from anywhere with flexible working hours
• Paid vacation and sick leave days

Join Quantum and take a step toward your data-driven future.

We are seeking a Data Scientist with a strong foundation in physics, control theory, and mathematical modeling to join our team working on cutting-edge autonomous systems. The ideal candidate combines analytical rigor with practical experience in modeling, simulation, and algorithm development for autonomous platforms.

Levels: Middle and Senior (responsibilities and scope will be adjusted accordingly).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and validate mathematical models for autonomous systems and dynamic environments.
• Apply data-driven approaches for system identification, optimization, and predictive control.
• Analyze large datasets from sensors and simulations to extract insights and improve system performance.
• Design and implement algorithms for control, navigation, and decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate models into real-world autonomous platforms.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years in R&D or applied data science/software development.
• Strong background in mathematical modeling, system identification, and control theory.
• Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink for modeling and simulation.
• Experience in signal processing and data analysis.
• Programming skills in Python and C++.
• Ability to quickly research and apply recent trends in control theory, autonomous systems, and data-driven modeling.
• Relevant work experience or education in STEM field

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of aerodynamics fundamentals.
• Experience with Machine Learning (e.g., reinforcement learning, predictive modeling).
• Familiarity with simulation tools such as Gazebo, AirSim.
• Hands-on experience with SITL/HITL testing.
• Exposure to flight control stacks like PX4, Betaflight, ArduPilot.

We are looking for a Junior Data Scientist eager to grow in the field of autonomous systems, with a focus on computer vision, control theory, and data-driven modeling. This role is ideal for someone with strong analytical skills and a passion for applying data science to real-world autonomy challenges.

Levels: Junior and Strong Junior (responsibilities and scope will be adjusted accordingly).

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in developing vision-based algorithms for perception and navigation.
• Support data analysis and sensor fusion for multi-sensor systems.
• Contribute to modeling and simulation tasks under guidance from senior engineers.
• Work with datasets from cameras, IMUs, and other sensors to extract insights.
• Stay up-to-date with recent research in computer vision, autonomy, and data science.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in computer vision or data analysis.
• Understanding of geometric computer vision principles.
• Basic knowledge of control theory, PID controllers, signal processing, and data-driven modeling.
• Programming skills in Python and C++.
• Familiarity with Linux and single-board computers.
• Strong willingness to learn and adapt quickly.
• Relevant work experience or education in STEM field

Nice to Have

• Exposure to SLAM or Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO).
• Familiarity with OpenCV, NumPy, and basic ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Knowledge of ROS2, Gazebo, or AirSim.
• Experience with PX4, Betaflight, or ArduPilot.
• Basic understanding of neural networks and CV frameworks.
• Interest in reinforcement learning or predictive modeling.

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you'll work as part of the Wix CTO Office team, researching problems that can give Wix’s products a competitive edge across various challenges. A key focus of the team is on Agents over LLMs, exploring new techniques for building agents and developing innovative products that leverage them.  

In your day-to-day, you will:  

• Build POCs for research projects led by the team  
• Evaluate results and provide actionable insights  
• Collaborate with different teams at Wix to advance their agent implementations  

• Build shared infrastructure for agents  

   

Requirements

• Creativity and willingness to tackle ambitious, high-risk problems  
• 3+ years of experience in working on production code with active users  
• BSc in Computer Science or related field, MSc preferred  
• Proficient in Python; TypeScript is a significant advantage  
• Experience in training and evaluating Machine Learning models  
• Hands-on experience with building GenAI systems using LLMs and agents  
• Proven ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English 

About the Team  

We are Wix's Data Science CTO Office team, a small group of researchers and engineers. We collaborate with various groups at Wix and the CEO on innovative research projects. Some projects aim to enhance Wix products with new features, while others focus on strategic research areas that can provide Wix with a competitive advantage.

We are looking for the first Data Science engineers to join our team and play a foundational role in building a private Large Language Model from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to shape the technical direction, influence architectural decisions, and establish best practices for intelligent systems within the organization.

What you will do: 

• Design, build, and maintain classical machine learning models to support core product needs.
• Develop agent-based systems (LLM agents, multi-step agents, agent-to-agent workflows) as part of the broader LLM ecosystem.
• Conduct rigorous experiments and iterate quickly to validate approaches and improve system performance.
• Build and optimize inference pipelines, including performance tuning, monitoring, and alerting.
• Collaborate closely with Data Engineering to deploy models securely and reliably into production environments.

• Contribute to defining standards, workflows, and tooling for the new Data Science function.

   

What we expect:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Python.
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of data workflows.
• Solid grasp of machine learning methods and their practical applications.
• Experience building agents or agent-based systems is a strong plus.
• Initiative, ownership, and readiness to work in a greenfield environment where many solutions must be defined from scratch.

Data Science UA is a service company with strong data science and AI expertise. Our journey began in 2016 with uniting top AI talents and organizing the first Data Science tech conference in Kyiv. Over the past 9 years, we have diligently fostered one of the largest Data Science & AI communities in Europe.

About the client:
Our client is an IT company that develops technological solutions and products to help companies reach their full potential and meet the needs of their users. The team comprises over 600 specialists in IT and Digital, with solid expertise in various technology stacks necessary for creating complex solutions.

About the role:
We are looking for an experienced Senior/Middle Data Scientist with a passion for Large Language Models (LLMs) and cutting-edge AI research. In this role, you will design and implement a state-of-the-art evaluation and benchmarking framework to measure and guide model quality, and personally train LLMs with a strong focus on Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF). You will work alongside top AI researchers and engineers, ensuring the models are not only powerful but also aligned with user needs, cultural context, and ethical standards.

Requirements:
Education & Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in Data Science or Machine Learning, preferably with a focus on NLP.
- Proven experience in machine learning model evaluation and/or NLP benchmarking.
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning, or a related field is highly preferred.
NLP Expertise:
- Good knowledge of natural language processing techniques and algorithms.
- Hands-on experience with modern NLP approaches, including embedding models, semantic search, text classification, sequence tagging (NER), transformers/LLMs, RAGs.
- Familiarity with LLM training and fine-tuning techniques.
ML & Programming Skills:
- Proficiency in Python and common data science and NLP libraries (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, spaCy, NLTK, langdetect, fasttext).
- Strong experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow for building NLP models.
- Solid understanding of RLHF concepts and related techniques (preference modeling, reward modeling, reinforcement learning).
- Ability to write efficient, clean code and debug complex model issues.
Data & Analytics:
- Solid understanding of data analytics and statistics.
- Experience creating and managing test datasets, including annotation and labeling processes.
- Experience in experimental design, A/B testing, and statistical hypothesis testing to evaluate model performance.
- Comfortable working with large datasets, writing complex SQL queries, and using data visualization to inform decisions.
Deployment & Tools:
- Experience deploying machine learning models in production (e.g., using REST APIs or batch pipelines) and integrating with real-world applications.
- Familiarity with MLOps concepts and tools (version control for models/data, CI/CD for ML).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Ray, Dask) for scaling data processing or model training.
Communication:
- Experience working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
- Strong communication skills to convey complex ML results to non-technical stakeholders and to document methodologies clearly.

Nice to have:
Advanced NLP/ML Techniques:
- Prior work on LLM safety, fairness, and bias mitigation.
- Familiarity with evaluation metrics for language models (perplexity, BLEU, ROUGE, etc.) and with techniques for model optimization (quantization, knowledge distillation) to improve efficiency.
- Knowledge of data annotation workflows and human feedback collection methods.
Research & Community:
- Publications in NLP/ML conferences or contributions to open-source NLP projects.
- Active participation in the AI community or demonstrated continuous learning (e.g., Kaggle competitions, research collaborations) indicating a passion for staying at the forefront of the field.
Domain & Language Knowledge:
- Familiarity with the Ukrainian language and context.
- Understanding of cultural and linguistic nuances that could inform model training and evaluation in a Ukrainian context.
- Knowledge of Ukrainian benchmarks, or familiarity with other evaluation datasets and leaderboards for large models, can be an advantage given the project’s focus.
MLOps & Infrastructure:
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for ML, as well as ML workflow tools (MLflow, Airflow).
- Experience in working alongside MLOps engineers to streamline the deployment and monitoring of NLP models.
Problem-Solving:
- Innovative mindset with the ability to approach open-ended AI problems creatively.
- Comfort in a fast-paced R&D environment where you can adapt to new challenges, propose solutions, and drive them to implementation.

Responsibilities:
- Analyze benchmarking datasets, define gaps, and design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive benchmarking framework for the Ukrainian language.
- Research and integrate state-of-the-art evaluation metrics for factual accuracy, reasoning, language fluency, safety, and alignment.
- Design and maintain testing frameworks to detect hallucinations, biases, and other failure modes in LLM outputs.
- Develop pipelines for synthetic data generation and adversarial example creation to challenge the model’s robustness.
- Collaborate with human annotators, linguists, and domain experts to define evaluation tasks and collect high-quality feedback
- Develop tools and processes for continuous evaluation during model pre-training, fine-tuning, and deployment.
- Research and develop best practices and novel techniques in LLM training pipelines.
- Analyze benchmarking results to identify model strengths, weaknesses, and improvement opportunities.
- Work closely with other data scientists to align training and evaluation pipelines.
- Document methodologies and share insights with internal teams.

The company offers:
- Competitive salary.
- Equity options in a fast-growing AI company.
- Remote-friendly work culture.
- Opportunity to shape a product at the intersection of AI and human productivity.
- Work with a passionate, senior team building cutting-edge tech for real-world business use.

Data Science UA is a service company with strong data science and AI expertise. Our journey began in 2016 with uniting top AI talents and organizing the first Data Science tech conference in Kyiv. Over the past 9 years, we have diligently fostered one of the largest Data Science & AI communities in Europe.

About the client:
Our client is an IT company that develops technological solutions and products to help companies reach their full potential and meet the needs of their users. The team comprises over 600 specialists in IT and Digital, with solid expertise in various technology stacks necessary for creating complex solutions.

About the role:
We are looking for an experienced Senior/Middle Data Scientist with a passion for Large Language Models (LLMs) and cutting-edge AI research. In this role, you will focus on designing and prototyping data preparation pipelines, collaborating closely with data engineers to transform your prototypes into scalable production pipelines, and actively developing model training pipelines with other talented data scientists. Your work will directly shape the quality and capabilities of the models by ensuring we feed them the highest-quality, most relevant data possible.

Requirements:
Education & Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in Data Science or Machine Learning, preferably with a focus on NLP.
- Proven experience in data preprocessing, cleaning, and feature engineering for large-scale datasets of unstructured data (text, code, documents, etc.).
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning, or a related field is highly preferred.
NLP Expertise:
- Good knowledge of natural language processing techniques and algorithms.
- Hands-on experience with modern NLP approaches, including embedding models, semantic search, text classification, sequence tagging (NER), transformers/LLMs, RAGs.
- Familiarity with LLM training and fine-tuning techniques.
ML & Programming Skills:
- Proficiency in Python and common data science and NLP libraries (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, spaCy, NLTK, langdetect, fasttext).
- Strong experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow for building NLP models.
- Ability to write efficient, clean code and debug complex model issues.
Data & Analytics:
- Solid understanding of data analytics and statistics.
- Experience in experimental design, A/B testing, and statistical hypothesis testing to evaluate model performance.
- Comfortable working with large datasets, writing complex SQL queries, and using data visualization to inform decisions.
Deployment & Tools:
- Experience deploying machine learning models in production (e.g., using REST APIs or batch pipelines) and integrating with real-world applications.
- Familiarity with MLOps concepts and tools (version control for models/data, CI/CD for ML).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Ray, Dask) for scaling data processing or model training.
Communication & Personality:
- Experience working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
- Strong communication skills to convey complex ML results to non-technical stakeholders and to document methodologies clearly.
- Ability to rapidly prototype and iterate on ideas

Nice to have:
Advanced NLP/ML Techniques:
- Familiarity with evaluation metrics for language models (perplexity, BLEU, ROUGE, etc.) and with techniques for model optimization (quantization, knowledge distillation) to improve efficiency.
- Understanding of FineWeb2 or similar processing pipelines approach.
Research & Community:
- Publications in NLP/ML conferences or contributions to open-source NLP projects.
- Active participation in the AI community or demonstrated continuous learning (e.g., Kaggle competitions, research collaborations) indicating a passion for staying at the forefront of the field.
Domain & Language Knowledge:
- Familiarity with the Ukrainian language and context.
- Understanding of cultural and linguistic nuances that could inform model training and evaluation in a Ukrainian context.
- Knowledge of Ukrainian text sources and data sets, or experience with multilingual data processing, can be an advantage given the project’s focus.
MLOps & Infrastructure:
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for ML, as well as ML workflow tools (MLflow, Airflow).
- Experience in working alongside MLOps engineers to streamline the deployment and monitoring of NLP models.
Problem-Solving:
- Innovative mindset with the ability to approach open-ended AI problems creatively.
- Comfort in a fast-paced R&D environment where you can adapt to new challenges, propose solutions, and drive them to implementation.

Responsibilities:
- Design, prototype, and validate data preparation and transformation steps for LLM training datasets, including cleaning and normalization of text, filtering of toxic content, de-duplication, de-noising, detection and deletion of personal data, etc.
- Formation of specific SFT/RLHF datasets from existing data, including data augmentation/labeling with LLM as teacher.
- Analyze large-scale raw text, code, and multimodal data sources for quality, coverage, and relevance.
- Develop heuristics, filtering rules, and cleaning techniques to maximize training data effectiveness.
- Collaborate with data engineers to hand over prototypes for automation and scaling.
- Research and develop best practices and novel techniques in LLM training pipelines.
- Monitor and evaluate data quality impact on model performance through experiments and benchmarks.
- Research and implement best practices in large-scale dataset creation for AI/ML models.
- Document methodologies and share insights with internal teams.

The company offers:
- Competitive salary.
- Equity options in a fast-growing AI company.
- Remote-friendly work culture.
- Opportunity to shape a product at the intersection of AI and human productivity.
- Work with a passionate, senior team building cutting-edge tech for real-world business use.

About us:
Data Science UA is a service company with strong data science and AI expertise. Our journey began in 2016 with uniting top AI talents and organizing the first Data Science tech conference in Kyiv. Over the past 9 years, we have diligently fostered one of the largest Data Science & AI communities in Europe.
 

About the client:
Our client is an IT company that develops technological solutions and products to help companies reach their full potential and meet the needs of their users. The team comprises over 600 specialists in IT and Digital, with solid expertise in various technology stacks necessary for creating complex solutions.
 

About the role:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Scientist / NLP Lead to spearhead the development of cutting-edge natural language processing solutions for the Ukrainian LLM project. You will lead the NLP team in designing, implementing, and deploying large-scale language models and NLP algorithms that power the products.

This role is critical to the mission of advancing AI in the Ukrainian language context, and offers the opportunity to drive technical decisions, mentor a team of data scientists, and shape the future of AI capabilities in Ukraine.
 

Requirements:
Education & Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in data science or machine learning, with a strong focus on NLP.
- Proven track record of developing and deploying NLP or ML models at scale in production environments.
- An advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning, or a related field is highly preferred.

NLP Expertise:
- Deep understanding of natural language processing techniques and algorithms.
- Hands-on experience with modern NLP approaches, including embedding models, text classification, sequence tagging (NER), and transformers/LLMs.
- Deep understanding of transformer architectures and knowledge of LLM training and fine-tuning techniques, hands-on experience developing solutions on LLM, and knowledge of linguistic nuances in Ukrainian or other languages.

Advanced NLP/ML Techniques:
- Experience with evaluation metrics for language models (perplexity, BLEU, ROUGE, etc.) and with techniques for model optimization (quantization, knowledge distillation) to improve efficiency.
- Background in information retrieval or RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is a plus for building systems that augment LLMs with external knowledge.
ML & Programming Skills:
- Proficiency in Python and common data science libraries (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn).
- Strong experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow for building NLP models.
- Ability to write efficient, clean code and debug complex model issues.

Data & Analytics:
- Solid understanding of data analytics and statistics.
- Experience in experimental design, A/B testing, and statistical hypothesis testing to evaluate model performance.
- Experience on how to build a representative benchmarking framework given business requirements for LLM.
- Comfortable working with large datasets, writing complex SQL queries, and using data visualization to inform decisions.

Deployment & Tools:
- Experience deploying machine learning models in production (e.g., using REST APIs or batch pipelines) and integrating with real-world applications.
- Familiarity with MLOps concepts and tools (version control for models/data, CI/CD for ML).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure) and big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop) for scaling data processing or model training is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for ML, as well as ML workflow tools (MLflow, Airflow).
Leadership & Communication:
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor junior team members.
- Strong communication skills to convey complex ML results to non-technical stakeholders and to document methodologies clearly.

Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end development of NLP and LLM models - from data exploration and model prototyping to validation and production deployment. This includes designing novel model architectures or fine-tuning state-of-the-art transformer models (e.g., BERT, GPT) to solve project-specific language tasks.
- Analyze large text datasets (Ukrainian and multilingual corpora) to extract insights and build robust training datasets.
- Guide data collection and annotation efforts to ensure high-quality data for model training.
- Develop and implement NLP algorithms for a range of tasks such as text classification, named entity recognition, semantic search, and conversational AI.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest research to apply transformer-based models, embeddings, and other modern NLP techniques in the solutions.
- Establish evaluation metrics and validation frameworks for model performance, including accuracy, factuality, and bias.
- Design A/B tests and statistical experiments to compare model variants and validate improvements.
- Deploy and integrate NLP models into production systems in collaboration with engineers - ensuring models are scalable, efficient, and well-monitored in a real-world setting.
- Optimize model inference and troubleshoot issues such as model drift or data pipeline bottlenecks.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the NLP/ML team.
- Review code and research, uphold best practices in ML (version control, reproducibility, documentation), and foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, software engineers, and MLOps engineers to align NLP solutions with product goals and infrastructure capabilities.
- Communicate complex data science concepts to stakeholders and incorporate their feedback into model development.

The company offers:
- Competitive salary.
- Equity options in a fast-growing AI company.
- Remote-friendly work culture.
- Opportunity to shape a product at the intersection of AI and human productivity.
- Work with a passionate, senior team building cutting-edge tech for real-world business use.

В команду DataDiscovery шукаємо на розширення Senior Data Scientist. 

Наш ідеальний кандидат має:

- 5+ роки комерційного досвіду розробки.

Навички:

- Python та бібліотеки машинного навчання: TensorFlow, PyTorch;

- Технології Big Data: Kafka, Amazon S3, Spark;

- SQL та аналіз даних: робота з будь-якими джерелами даних (SQL, noSQL, векторні бази даних, column-oriented бази даних , тощо);

- Хмарні платформи: AWS, GCP;

Математична статистика: регресія, розподіл ймовірностей, - перевірка статистичних гіпотез тощо;

- Підходи машинного навчання: регресії, кластеризація, дерева рішень та інші;

- Алгоритми глибокого навчання: transformers, reinforcement learning, autoencoders, diffusion models, тощо;

- Досвід розробки продуктів AI: NLP, CV, Recsys, Generative AI;

- MLOps.

Що потрібно робити:

- Вирішувати продуктові та дослідницькі виклики крутого українського продукту;

- Працювати з реальними даними реальних користувачів;

- Вивчати та впроваджувати складні state-of-the-art алгоритми в області машинного навчання для вирішення практичних задач;

- Оцінювати технічні компроміси по кожному рішенню;

- Працювати в тісному співробітництві з іншими командами для дослідження нових можливостей використання інструментів AI.

Що ми пропонуємо:

- Роботу в стабільній компанії — адже ми понад 10 років на ринку;

- Дійсно цікаві завдання: бери участь у створенні медіасервісу майбутнього;

- Відносини, побудовані на довірі;

- Багато можливостей для розвитку;

- Неймовірно круті корпоративи;

- Безкоштовні уроки англійської мови;

- Заняття з плавання, а також уроки настольного тенісу;

- Корпоративного психолога;

- Для співробітників компанії знижки від брендів партнерів.

Відповідаючи на вакансію і надіславши своє резюме в Компанію (ТОВ «МЕГОГО»), зареєстровану й діючу відповідно до законодавства України, реєстраційний номер 38347009, адреса: Україна, 01011, місто Київ, вул.Рибальська, будинок 22 (далі «Компанія»), ви підтверджуєте та погоджуєтеся з тим, що Компанія обробляє ваші особисті дані, представлені у вашому резюме, відповідно до Закону України «Про захист персональних даних» та правил GDPR.