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Hire Data Scientists

Hire data scientists who turn data into decisions.

88% match
Vetted
Amelia Hughes

Amelia Hughes

Lead Data Scientist

London, UK

ai_summary7 yrs shipping production-grade data scientist work. Strong on Python & SQL.

Python57%
SQL67%
Statistics71%
Experimentation56%

7+

Years

£82k

Expects

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Markets

UK · DE · US

24h

First shortlist

from kick-off call

14–21

Days to hire

median across roles

Tailored

Typical mid pay (UK)

Why Haystack

The fastest way to hire data scientists without the agency tax.

Data scientists combine statistics, ML and product thinking to turn raw data into insight and shipped features.

Haystack matches you with data scientists across product analytics, experimentation and applied ML.

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93% match
Vetted
Amelia Hughes

Amelia Hughes

Lead Data Scientist

London, UK
Python79%
SQL91%
Statistics80%
Experimentation94%

7+

Years

£82k

Expects

<2h

Response

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92% match
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Jordan Okafor

Jordan Okafor

Senior Data Scientist

Manchester, UK
Statistics71%
Experimentation62%
Machine learning58%
Pandas48%

5+

Years

£68k

Expects

<2h

Response

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88% match
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Priya Shah

Priya Shah

Senior Data Scientist

Bristol, UK
Machine learning71%
Pandas50%
scikit-learn69%
Python65%

9+

Years

£95k

Expects

<2h

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92% match
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Liam Walker

Liam Walker

Staff Data Scientist

Edinburgh, UK
scikit-learn86%
Python80%
SQL85%
Statistics73%

4+

Years

£60k

Expects

<2h

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90% match
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Lena Schneider

Lena Schneider

Lead Data Scientist

Berlin, Germany
SQL89%
Statistics89%
Experimentation77%
Machine learning75%

6+

Years

€78k

Expects

<2h

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96% match
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Maximilian Weber

Maximilian Weber

Lead Data Scientist

Munich, Germany
Experimentation57%
Machine learning67%
Pandas71%
scikit-learn62%

10+

Years

€105k

Expects

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What strong data scientists ship with

4 core · 3 nice to have

Core stack

PythonSQLStatisticsExperimentation

Nice to have

Machine learningPandasscikit-learn

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Blueprint

Hiring through Haystack takes days, not months

A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.

  1. 01

    30-min kick-off

    Day 0

    We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.

  2. 02

    Matches in 24h

    Day 1

    A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.

  3. 03

    Interview rounds

    Day 2–10

    We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.

  4. 04

    Offer & references

    Day 10–14

    We support both sides through offer and reference checks.

  5. 05

    Onboard

    Day 14–21

    Structured ramp template so your new hire ships in week one.

92%

Offer acceptance

Because every candidate has already aligned on level, comp and working pattern before you meet, data scientist offers via Haystack are accepted 92% of the time.

Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates

Answer Digital

"For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I'd highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn't find anywhere else."

Jonny Hiles

Jonny Hiles

Talent Acquisition Lead

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Leonardo

"Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack."

Craig Drysdale

Craig Drysdale

VP Talent & Engagement

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PayPoint

"I'm really impressed with the candidates that I'm finding on Haystack, I'm looking at them and thinking, 'wow, this looks like a great engineer'. We made multiple hires in our first year. It's been a really nice way to hire tech talent, with a very unique approach."

Marek Kafar

Marek Kafar

Senior IT Recruiter

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