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Yahoo DSP
Principal Research Scientist
programmaticmachine learningcontrol theoryoptimizationAIagentic AIreal-time biddingDSPPythonJavaC++SQLSparkGitHub CopilotCursorClaudeChatGPTGeminiCodexdistributed computinglow-latency
Key details
Salary
$161K – $350K
Employment type
Full-time
Seniority
Senior
Years experience
5-10
Location
United States of America
Full job description
Yahoo DSP Research team develops mathematical models and algorithms for real-time programmatic ad spend optimization. The Principal Research Scientist will lead design and deployment of large-scale budget pacing, bid optimization, and marketplace balancing algorithms. Responsibilities include architecting agentic AI workflows, applying control theory and machine learning to marketplace dynamics, directing AI-assisted code refactoring and testing, owning research initiatives from formulation to production, partnering with engineering and product teams, mentoring senior staff, and communicating strategy to leadership. Requires Ph.D. in quantitative field, 8+ years experience in large-scale optimization or ML production, expertise in Python, Java, C++, SQL, Spark, and AI developer tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor. Benefits include hybrid work options, healthcare, 401k, childcare backup, education stipends, and bonuses. Salary range $160,965 to $349,885 annually.
What you'll do
- Lead research, architectural design, and production deployment of large-scale algorithms for budget pacing, bid optimization, and marketplace supply/demand balancing
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