Applied Scientist, Trust & Safety
Thumbtack
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 144,200 - 219,500 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Skills: ["Cross-functional communication","Problem-solving","Roadmap execution","Scientific rigor","Collaboration"]Apply advanced machine learning to protect Thumbtack’s marketplace by detecting and preventing fraud, spam, and policy violations. You’ll design and deploy ML systems to production, run rigorous experiments to improve trust and safety metrics, and analyze large-scale structured and unstructured data. Partner cross-functionally to define problems, implement models, and continuously enhance performance using new algorithms, data sources, and features—balancing scientific rigor with speed.

