Sr. Applied Scientist
Viant
Irvine, CA · $160k–$200k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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November 2026
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among data scientists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for data scientists: 46% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...millions of events daily and operate in the high-throughput, low-latency environment of programmatic advertising. As an Applied Scientist, you will apply reinforcement learning and related decision-making methods to improve how Viant selects, ranks, and bids on advertising...