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Viant· HQ in 2722 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA, 92612

Sr. Applied Scientist

Location: Irvine, California, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States; United States · Category: Data, AI & Analytics · Seniority: Senior · USD160,000 – USD200,000 / yearly · Posted: October 12, 2026 · Verified: Oct 30, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This Senior Applied Scientist role focuses on applying reinforcement learning and decision-making methods to improve Viant's real-time advertising systems, including targeting, bidding, and personalization. The scientist will develop and evaluate RL, contextual bandit, and prediction models, design experiments, and partner with engineers to deploy and monitor models in production. Requires 3-5 years of ML experience, strong foundations in deep learning and statistics, and practical experience with Python and frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
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Independent DSP focused on CTV, identity and omnichannel measurement.

Headquarters: 2722 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA, 92612

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