As the first dedicated Data Scientist, you will own the end-to-end ML function for mobile products reaching millions of users. You will translate complex business questions into production-grade models, building recommendation engines, churn prediction, and NLP solutions. This is a high-ownership role working directly with founders to shape a data-driven product culture.
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Data Scientist at Mybeat Interactive Technologies
Are you ready to be the first dedicated Data Scientist for Africa's largest mobile dating platform? This unique role offers the autonomy of a startup backed by 25 years of product success. You will own the full data science lifecycle—from building recommendation engines to deploying NLP models for millions of users—while working directly with founders to shape the future of their social app portfolio. If you are a Python expert who loves shipping production-grade ML solutions, this hybrid London role is your chance to escape the 'cog-in-the-machine' life and have a massive, visible impact.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Mybeat Interactive Technologies
Role overview
Mybeat is a specialist software engineering & design team based in South Africa. It is a product team that moves with the speed, tenacity and freedom of a startup. The company has built innovative applications including Flirtnet (the #1 chat service on MTN and a whitelabel mobile dating service), Tango (positioned as the Tinder of Africa), and its first product Mybeat (music discovery service).
What you will do
- Build and deploy production-ready machine learning models including recommendation engines for matching and predictive churn frameworks.
- Apply NLP and deep learning techniques to large-scale chat and interaction data to enhance user safety and engagement.
- Design and implement A/B testing frameworks and user segmentation models to drive product decisions and business growth.
Who this is a fit for
- Approximately 3 years of hands-on experience in Data Science with a proven track record of shipping models to production environments.
- Expert-level Python skills including pandas, scikit-learn, and deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Exceptional ability to translate vague business requirements into solvable technical problems and actionable insights without hand-offs.
Why this role is remarkable
- Take total ownership as the first Data Scientist in a company with 25 years of success and millions of active users generating rich behavioral data.
- Move with startup speed while enjoying the stability of a studio that owns Africa's largest mobile dating platform and multiple social apps.
- Direct access to founders and the autonomy to choose your own tools and define how data science is practiced across the entire portfolio.
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