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Senior Data Scientist

Taboola · Los Angeles, California, United States

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
74 days
Taboola's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of Taboola's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Taboola
high
86 stale, 7 reposted of 86 open
Hiring momentum
133 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-22

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Taboola's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Taboola.

About this role

As a Senior Data Scientist on Taboola's R&D Team, you will design and build recommendation and ranking algorithms for the company's performance advertising platform. Your work will involve end-to-end ownership of machine learning systems, including model design, implementation, and maintenance, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to present technical findings. You will also develop automated evaluation frameworks to ensure the quality and reliability of the models deployed.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Taboola as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computational Economics, or similar)
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in Python and Java
  • Proficiency with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Tensorflow, Spark MLlib)
  • SQL proficiency for data exploration and analysis
  • System-architecture mindset for designing scalable and reliable systems
  • Experience taking end-to-end ownership of ML systems

What you get

  • Comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, 401k matching)
  • Fully stocked kitchen and parking
  • Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Equity
  • Flexible PTO

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of a salary range in the main body of the posting, although a pay range is provided at the end
  • The role requires collaboration with teams in different time zones, which may require early morning or evening meetings
  • The job involves working with large-scale data and complex systems, which may be challenging but also offers growth opportunities

Summarised from Taboola's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Taboola on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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