Senior Applied Researcher - Incentives

About the role

Indrive is looking for a Senior Applied Researcher in its Analytics Department to develop and automate decision-making algorithms for incentives. The role focuses on designing and deploying adaptive, data-driven mechanisms that choose the right goal for each user and the right reward, so that every dollar invested has the maximum incremental effect.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement incentive management systems as closed-loop feedback control systems that continuously optimise budget efficiency and marketplace balance.
• Create and advance causal inference and uplift models (e.g. meta-learners) to measure the true incremental value of rewards and personalise offers.
• Research and model how marketplace participants respond non-linearly to changes in prices and incentive terms, turning these insights into strategies that improve user retention and lifetime value.
• Translate research models into production-grade code, building modular frameworks and monitoring systems so algorithms run reliably in real time.
• Act as a strategic partner to product managers and engineers, using data-driven storytelling to shape the product roadmap and align algorithmic solutions with business goals.

Required profile

• Professional experience in data analytics, data science, applied research or algorithmic product optimisation, preferably in an incentive-driven environment.
• Solid mathematical and economic foundation, including elasticity models, incentive response dynamics and retention analytics.
• Experience with A/B testing, switchback experiments and evaluating causal effects in networked systems with feedback loops.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to work closely with engineering teams.

Required skills

• Machine learning, behavioural modelling and causal inference.
• Advanced SQL and Python, with experience on large datasets and turning research models into production decision logic.

What we offer

• Annual salary from EUR 70,700 gross; final benefits depend on location.
• Mentoring, career consulting and learning programs.
• Global Talent Exchange Program with international teams.
• Company-wide challenges, awards, sports, social impact and volunteering projects.
• Co-financed language courses and internal speaking clubs.