What you’ll do:

• Partner with other data scientists and machine learning engineers to identify opportunities to improve existing products and bring new products to market by building novel machine learning capabilities
• Research, develop and implement cutting-edge algorithms and predictive models, from proof-of-concept implementations to scaled applications that solve critical business problems
• Leverage your expertise on the present & future capabilities of machine learning to shape the strategic direction of the company
• Partner with platform engineering to onboard & develop new tools to scale our data platform
• Communicate brilliantly and develop strong relationships at all levels, internally and externally

About you:

• 8+ years of relevant experience as a Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer, building and deploying predictive models
• 2+ years of experience building, deploying and optimizing deep learning models, bonus points for experience with RNNs and recommender systems
• Experience working with large scale data, batch and streaming
• Deep understanding of ML development lifecycle and MLOps
• Strong knowledge of at least one programming language (Python, Java, Scala) and frameworks appropriate for large scale analysis of structured and unstructured data.
• Experience with Apache Spark and cloud services like AWS is a plus.
• Strong passion for empirical research, good problem solving skills and organizational skills
• Enjoy staying on top of cutting edge machine learning research and best practices, and bringing that knowledge to bear in innovative, real-world applications
• Strategic risk-taker with detail-oriented and execution-focused approach. You know what great looks like and when to aim for “good enough.”
• Excellent written and spoken communication; can simplify complex topics into clear and impactful summaries and presentations 
• Self-motivated, flexible, and collaborative - ability to work in fast paced, changing environment with Product, Engineering, and other partners. 
• Insatiable curiosity and love of learning.
• Strong opinions weakly held. You are knowledgeable in your domain and able to move quickly based on that knowledge, but humble enough to change your mind