Competitive Data Science & Machine Learning Specialist (Kaggle Expert+)
Core
Design challenging, reproducible data science and machine learning tasks to test AI coding agents' problem-solving capabilities.
Role type
Senior IC competitive data science specialist (Kaggle Expert+)
Builds
Execution environments, datasets, verified reference solutions, and automated evaluation criteria for AI training
Domain
AI training + competitive data science
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, statistical modeling, quantitative reasoning, data analysis, debugging, test automation, documentation
Preferred skills
Kaggle Master/Grandmaster ranking, applied mathematics, AI training experience
Technologies
Python, machine learning libraries, computational environments
Responsibilities
Design reproducible technical tasks, build execution environments, implement verified reference solutions, develop automated tests and evaluation criteria, use coding agents to execute tasks and investigate failures, identify implementation errors and data leakage, refine task difficulty based on agent performance, document task specifications and verification steps
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
