CookUnity
About CookUnity
Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. CookUnity was founded in 2018 as a platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. CookUnity delivers meals from the industry’s best chefs to homes across the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. Crafted with passion.
CookUnity is expanding to become a marketplace focused on the mission:
empower Chefs to nourish the world .
If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.
About the role We’re looking for an experienced
ML-focused Data Scientist
to design, build, and productionize personalization and recommendation systems that help every CookUnity customer discover meals they’ll love. You’ll develop user modeling and ranking algorithms, ensure they integrate into production, and lead experimentation strategies to measure real-world impact. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who blends strong machine learning expertise with strategic thinking, rigorous experimentation, and close collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
Architect and deliver production-grade recommendation and personalization systems , from user modeling to ranking algorithms and embeddings.
Quantify and optimize business impact through
A/B testing, experimentation design, causal inference , and lift analyses.
Translate product and business needs into effective, data-driven solutions that scale.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed experimentation and feedback loops into workflows.
Mentor and coach the data team on ML model validation, experimentation, and scalability.
You Might Be a Great Fit If You Have
6+ years
in data science, machine learning, or applied statistics.
Deep experience building
recommendation engines , personalization pipelines, ranking/relevance models, search optimization, or embedding-based features.
Hands-on familiarity with
A/B testing frameworks , and skills in experimentation design, causal inference, and measuring incremental impact.
Strong programming chops in
Python
and SQL (with bonuses for Snowflake, PyTorch, Airflow, MLFlow, ECS).
A proven ability to work across disciplines and guide stakeholders—while owning the technical end-to-end performance of models.
Bonus if you’ve worked in
marketplaces, subscription services , food-tech, or adjacent domains.
Benefits
Health Insurance coverage
401k Plan
⛱ Unlimited PTO
5-year Sabbatical: After 5 years, a 4-week paid sabbatical
Paid Family leave
Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days as needed
A generous amount of CookUnity credits added to your account monthly
Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies
Personalized Spanish coach
Opportunity to help change how we eat and how chefs work
Compensation All final pay rates will be determined by candidate experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data. Pay Range: $190,000 — $200,000 USD.
If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application; if we think you might be a fit, we’ll be in touch. Thank you for your time!
Equal Opportunity CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer . We are dedicated to an inclusive environment without discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or disability.
Candidate Safety A note about safety during the application process: apply through official channels. Open roles are listed on our official careers page: careers.cookunity.com. Recruiters are verifiable on LinkedIn. We communicate through official CookUnity channels (emails ending in @cookunity.com) and official video platforms. We will never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anything seems off, contact us through official channels. We care about keeping your experience safe and genuine.
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CookUnity is expanding to become a marketplace focused on the mission:
empower Chefs to nourish the world .
If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.
About the role We’re looking for an experienced
ML-focused Data Scientist
to design, build, and productionize personalization and recommendation systems that help every CookUnity customer discover meals they’ll love. You’ll develop user modeling and ranking algorithms, ensure they integrate into production, and lead experimentation strategies to measure real-world impact. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who blends strong machine learning expertise with strategic thinking, rigorous experimentation, and close collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
Architect and deliver production-grade recommendation and personalization systems , from user modeling to ranking algorithms and embeddings.
Quantify and optimize business impact through
A/B testing, experimentation design, causal inference , and lift analyses.
Translate product and business needs into effective, data-driven solutions that scale.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed experimentation and feedback loops into workflows.
Mentor and coach the data team on ML model validation, experimentation, and scalability.
You Might Be a Great Fit If You Have
6+ years
in data science, machine learning, or applied statistics.
Deep experience building
recommendation engines , personalization pipelines, ranking/relevance models, search optimization, or embedding-based features.
Hands-on familiarity with
A/B testing frameworks , and skills in experimentation design, causal inference, and measuring incremental impact.
Strong programming chops in
Python
and SQL (with bonuses for Snowflake, PyTorch, Airflow, MLFlow, ECS).
A proven ability to work across disciplines and guide stakeholders—while owning the technical end-to-end performance of models.
Bonus if you’ve worked in
marketplaces, subscription services , food-tech, or adjacent domains.
Benefits
Health Insurance coverage
401k Plan
⛱ Unlimited PTO
5-year Sabbatical: After 5 years, a 4-week paid sabbatical
Paid Family leave
Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days as needed
A generous amount of CookUnity credits added to your account monthly
Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies
Personalized Spanish coach
Opportunity to help change how we eat and how chefs work
Compensation All final pay rates will be determined by candidate experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data. Pay Range: $190,000 — $200,000 USD.
If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application; if we think you might be a fit, we’ll be in touch. Thank you for your time!
Equal Opportunity CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer . We are dedicated to an inclusive environment without discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or disability.
Candidate Safety A note about safety during the application process: apply through official channels. Open roles are listed on our official careers page: careers.cookunity.com. Recruiters are verifiable on LinkedIn. We communicate through official CookUnity channels (emails ending in @cookunity.com) and official video platforms. We will never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anything seems off, contact us through official channels. We care about keeping your experience safe and genuine.
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