About the company
Wheely is redefining premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East. We blend cutting-edge technology with the craft of five-star chauffeuring to deliver an experience trusted by more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts.
We’re a profitable, fast-growing scale-up with $43M raised and over $100M in annual revenue. Having recently launched in New York City, we’re expanding rapidly across the US and EMEA.
About the role
We're hiring mid-level and senior Data Scientists / ML Engineers. You will own the entire process: from ideation and research through to production deployment.
You'll join one of several hiring teams (Mapping, Matching, Pricing, or Supply) tackling challenging & high-impact problems such as ETA prediction, routing, map matching, dynamic pricing, bipartite matching, driving style prediction, and LLM integration.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to solve ambiguous problems
- Research, prototype, and ship ML models into production
- Continuously improve existing algorithms and identify opportunities for new ones
Requirements
- Strong academic background in a STEM field
- 2+ years of experience in Data Science or Machine Learning for mid-level; 5+ years for senior roles
- Strong foundation in probability & statistics
Nice to have
- Experience with geospatial data or routing (particularly relevant for the Mapping team)
- Background in operations research or combinatorial optimization (particularly relevant for the Matching and Pricing teams)
- Experience deploying real-time or latency-sensitive ML systems
Conditions
- Office-based role in West London, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice
- Salary: £90,000 – £110,000
- Employee stock options plan
- Private medical and dental insurance
- Life and critical illness cover
- Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display
- Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Professional development stipend
- Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance