Full-Time

Senior Data Scientist

MNTN

MNTN

501-1,000 employees

Optimizes television ads via Performance TV

No salary listed

Remote in USA

Remote

Category
Data & Analytics (1)
Required Skills
LLM
Python
Apache Spark
SQL
Machine Learning
Scala

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Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or applied research working with large-scale datasets in production.
  • Strong experience building identity graphs, entity resolution systems, record linkage pipelines, or related graph-based matching systems.
  • Deep expertise in Scala, Spark, SQL, and/or Python for distributed processing, model development, and experimentation.
  • Strong foundation in applied statistics, machine learning, graph algorithms, clustering, probabilistic matching, and model evaluation.
  • Experience productionizing data science solutions in partnership with engineering, including testing, monitoring, and reproducibility.
  • Experience mentoring data scientists and helping define technical direction across a team.
  • Comfortable with AI-assisted workflows and modern development tools, including LLMs.
  • Deep ownership mindset - you care about correctness, explainability, scalability, observability, and maintainability.
  • Entrepreneurial, customer-first mindset - you connect identity science quality to marketing performance and attribution accuracy.
Responsibilities
  • Design and improve graph-based approaches for identity resolution across devices, households, and identifiers which improve match quality, coverage, and stability across a rapidly changing identity landscape.
  • Use Scala, Spark, SQL, and cloud-native tools to analyze large identity datasets, build models, and productionize data science workflows.
  • Contribute production-grade code to shared repositories, using strong engineering practices to build clear, scalable, and maintainable systems.
  • Define validation strategies and measure model performance and business impact on targeting, measurement, and attribution.
  • Help shape the team’s approach to identity science and partner across Engineering, Product, and Analytics to deliver production-ready solutions.
  • Leverage LLMs, AI editors (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code), and agentic workflows to accelerate research, prototyping, documentation, testing, and iteration.
  • Apply privacy-by-design principles to ensure identity science work is auditable, compliant, and aligned with governance standards.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in adtech, martech, measurement, attribution, or privacy-sensitive consumer data environments.
  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Services and cloud-native data and ML tooling such as BigQuery, Dataproc, GCS, and Kafka.
  • Experience with graph algorithms and techniques such as label propagation, connected components, community detection, graph embeddings, and/or link prediction.
  • Familiarity with privacy-enhancing technologies, data governance practices, and evolving identity standards.

MNTN provides Performance TV, a software that optimizes connected TV advertising to drive measurable results for brands. It runs about 651,000 optimization cycles daily, adjusting bidding, placements, and creative elements to improve campaign performance and ROI. The company earns revenue by charging clients for using the platform to run and optimize their TV campaigns, emphasizing a TV-focused approach and rapid optimization cadence, with credibility aided by industry recognition and partnerships such as with the BWT Alpine F1 Team. The goal is to help brands maximize return on ad spend through data-driven Connected TV campaigns.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$175.6M

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2009

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • SMB revenue share grew to 15%, driving 75% new customer adoption in Q4 2025.
  • Direct deals with 150+ premium networks like CNN and ESPN ensure guaranteed placements.
  • SpeedFrame AI 3.0 creates TV-ready commercials in minutes, accelerating client onboarding.

What critics are saying

  • tvScientific’s guaranteed cost-per-action billing undermines MNTN value; 40–60% SMB switch in 6–12 months.
  • Concentration risk from few large clients could trigger 20%+ revenue loss if one departs.
  • 76-employee cut may degrade campaign quality and slow support, eroding SMB trust by 35–55%.

What makes MNTN unique

  • MNTN targets SMBs with agency-in-a-box Performance TV converting like digital.
  • Self-serve platform enables any brand to launch TV ads in under an hour.
  • Proprietary AI targeting system MNTN Matched outperforms traditional audience buying 6x.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Sabbatical Leave

Competitive compensation

100% healthcare coverage

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending Account/Flexible Spending Account

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

1%
Business Wire
Mar 10th, 2026
MNTN hires first CRO and global content head to accelerate Connected TV growth

MNTN, a performance marketing platform for Connected TV, has appointed two senior executives to support its growth. Garland Hill joins as the company's first Chief Revenue Officer, whilst Peter Blacker becomes Global Head of Premium Content. Hill previously served as Head of Growth Business at TikTok, where he scaled the mid-market division from zero to over $1 billion in revenue. He also held enterprise customer leadership roles at Meta. Blacker joins from NBCUniversal, where he spent 20 years and most recently led Streaming and Data Products, playing key roles in Peacock's launch and premium content monetisation. The appointments come as MNTN expands access to premium TV inventory, including live sports and news, for small and mid-sized businesses.

Yahoo Finance
Feb 27th, 2026
MNTN achieves record net income with 63% customer growth, projects $100M adjusted EBITDA for 2026

MNTN Inc. has reported record fourth-quarter results for 2025, with revenue surging 36% year-over-year to $87.1 million. The connected TV advertising platform achieved its first quarterly positive net income whilst expanding gross margins to 82%. The company's Performance TV platform saw active customers jump 63% to 3,632, driven by strong adoption amongst small and mid-sized businesses. Full-year adjusted EBITDA reached $68 million, despite a $6.4 million net loss attributed to IPO-related charges. For 2026, MNTN has issued revenue guidance of $345 million to $355 million and expects adjusted EBITDA of nearly $100 million. The company is deploying generative AI tools through QuickFrame AI to streamline customer onboarding and enhance campaign performance in the CTV advertising market.

The Associated Press
Jan 26th, 2026
Freshpaint and MNTN partner to bring privacy-first attribution to connected TV for healthcare marketers

Freshpaint, a healthcare marketing performance platform, has partnered with MNTN to enable privacy-compliant Connected TV advertising for healthcare marketers. The integration allows organisations to measure CTV campaign performance whilst maintaining HIPAA compliance and protecting patient data. Freshpaint captures conversions using privacy-first behavioural data, ensuring no Protected Health Information leaves the healthcare organisation's environment. Only de-identified conversion signals are sent to MNTN for campaign optimisation and reporting. The partnership addresses a longstanding challenge for healthcare marketers, who have typically found CTV too complex to measure and navigate whilst maintaining privacy compliance. Healthcare organisations can now attribute campaigns to specific actions like appointment bookings and purchases, proving return on investment without exposing sensitive patient information.

Yahoo Finance
Jan 22nd, 2026
Magnite partners with MNTN for CTV ads despite 25% share price decline

Magnite has partnered with MNTN to give advertisers access to premium streaming content, including live sports and news, with new ad formats and AI-driven targeting. Despite the partnership, Magnite's shares have declined 13% over 30 days and 25% over 90 days. The company reported revenue of $702.6 million and net income of $58 million. Shares trade at a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.4x versus the US media industry average of 14.3x, suggesting overvaluation by traditional metrics. However, a discounted cash flow model estimates intrinsic value at $48.91 per share, compared to the current price of $14.29, indicating potential undervaluation. The company's one-year total shareholder return stands at negative 13%, whilst the five-year return shows a 61% decline.

Defense World
Nov 11th, 2025
MNTN Lock-Up Ends; $187.2M IPO

MNTN Inc.'s (NYSE:MNTN) lock-up period ends on November 18th, allowing major shareholders and insiders to sell shares. MNTN issued 11.7 million shares in its IPO on May 22nd, raising $187.2 million at $16 per share. Analysts have mixed ratings, with a consensus "Moderate Buy" and a price target of $27.15. MNTN shares opened at $13.93, with a 12-month range of $13.30 to $32.49. Institutional investors own 72.9% of the stock.