Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Almedia
This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).
We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 50 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.
At Almedia, you’ll:
Own way more, way earlier — you’ll be trusted with responsibility fast.
Push harder, get further — this isn’t a 9–5. We highly reward intensity.
Join a rare environment — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people.
Fully present — we’re 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need
Staff/Tech Lead Machine Learning Engineer
You’ll take ownership of designing and scaling impactful ML solutions that power Almedia’s products and growth.
Types of problems you’ll be solving:
Building a best-in-class recommendation system
Maximising player lifetime value (pLTV) in a complex business model using causal ML and sequence modelling
Designing and optimising reward schemes with Bayesian modelling, based on player behaviour and market shifts
Your role:
Lead end-to-end delivery: build, deploy, and optimise ML models at scale
Provide technical leadership across ML projects, ensuring best practices and high-quality code
Unlock high-value opportunities by aligning ML capabilities with business priorities
Apply advanced statistical methods to ensure robustness and reliability
Partner with product and engineering teams to translate business challenges into predictive solutions
You have:
Proven expertise in building, deploying, and maintaining ML models in production, ideally in adtech or high-scale environments
Deep knowledge of statistics (A/B testing, regression, probability)
Strong programming background in Python and SQL, with hands-on cloud experience
Ability to mentor and set technical direction for ML engineers and cross-functional peers
Strong communication skills to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Bonus points for:
Passion for gaming and strong knowledge of player behaviour
Experience with adtech, monetisation platforms, or gambling industry
Familiarity with gaming KPIs such as pLTV, retention, and ROAS
Why Almedia?
Own Our Growth: We offer all Berlin-based employees equity in Almedia to truly be a part of our success.
Scale With Almedia: Grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one.
Central Berlin Office: Work from a fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration, accessible from all around Berlin.
Other Benefits: Transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, Urban Sports Club, and more.
We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.