Full-Time

Senior Data Scientist

Updated on 9/4/2026

AutoScout24

AutoScout24

501-1,000 employees

Online marketplace facilitating European car transactions

No salary listed

Munich, Germany

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
AI & Machine Learning (1)
Required Skills
LLM
MLOps
Python
AWS

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Requirements
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a comparable field
  • 5+ years of experience building and owning production ML systems end-to-end in a real-world environment
  • Strong hands-on expertise in Python and modern ML frameworks, with the ability to ship, operate, and evolve ML systems in production
  • Solid experience with AWS and MLOps practices, including deployment, monitoring, and operating ML systems at scale
  • Practical experience applying GenAI / LLMs in applied or production contexts, with a clear understanding of trade-offs and limitations
  • Ability to influence technical decisions through clear judgment and collaboration, not formal authority
  • Experience supporting and guiding more junior data scientists through hands-on collaboration, code reviews, and technical feedback
  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes, with a pragmatic approach to trade-offs and delivery
Responsibilities
  • Own ML and GenAI systems end-to-end in production, including problem framing, system design, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
  • Make sound architectural and methodological decisions for ML systems on AWS, balancing robustness, observability, cost, and long-term maintainability
  • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Business leaders to turn ambiguous problems into ML-enabled product solutions with clear outcomes
  • Operate and evolve ML systems deployed across multiple countries and markets, accounting for differences in data distributions, regulations, and constraints
  • Mentor other data scientists through hands-on technical guidance, design reviews, and shared ownership of systems

AutoScout24 operates an online car marketplace across 18 European countries with a catalog of over 2.4 million vehicles and about 10 million monthly visitors. Users browse and search listings to buy or sell cars; dealers and private sellers pay listing fees or advertising and value-added services, and the platform offers marketing tools to help reach buyers. It differentiates itself by offering a large, pan-European inventory combined with dealer marketing solutions and a dual channel for private and professional sellers, supported by an ecosystem of related automotive platforms. Its goal is to enable efficient, large-scale vehicle transactions online by giving buyers broad choice and giving sellers a strong channel to connect with customers while generating revenue from listings, advertising, and services.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$275M

Headquarters

Munich, Germany

Founded

1998

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • H1 2026 reporting on August 6, 2026 showed continued revenue growth and strong execution.
  • SmartInserieren launched June 10, 2026, using AI to reduce dealer listing friction.
  • AutoProff launched AP Estimate and AP Managed Smart across Europe in 2026, deepening monetization.

What critics are saying

  • Fitch raised leverage above 7.0x in December 2025, squeezing downturn flexibility.
  • AutoScout24 still trails mobile.de in Germany, leaving core-market pricing power contested.
  • Heavy debt maturities and acquisition integration create refinancing risk if EBITDA stalls in 2027.

What makes AutoScout24 unique

  • AutoScout24 spans 18 countries, pairing consumer traffic with dealer software and lender tools.
  • Trader Canada closed December 11, 2024, adding AutoTrader.ca and AutoHebdo.net.
  • AutoProff’s 2026 B2B marketplace links 40,000 dealers and 170,000 retail-ready vehicles.

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Headcount

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1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

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