Data Scientist
Austin,Texas,United States
Software and Services
Practical experience with and theoretical understanding of algorithms for classification, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection
Working knowledge of relational databases, including SQL, and large-scale distributed systems such as Hadoop and Spark
Ability to implement data science pipelines and applications in a general programming language such as Python, Scala, or Java
Ability to comprehend and debug complex systems integrations spanning toolchains and teams
Ability to extract meaningful business insights from data and identify the stories behind the patterns
Excellent presentation skills, distilling complex analysis and concepts into concise business-focused takeaways
Creativity to engineer novel features and signals, and to push beyond current tools and approaches
Description
• Engage with business teams to find opportunities, understand requirements, and translate those requirements into technical solutions • Design data science approach, applying tried-and-true techniques or developing custom algorithms as needed by the business problem • Collaborate with data engineers and platform architects to implement robust production real-time and batch decisioning solutions • Ensure operational and business metric health by monitoring production decision points • Investigate adversarial trends, identify behavior patterns, and respond with agile logic changes • Communicate results of analyses to business partners and executives • Research new technologies and methods across data science, data engineering, and data visualization to improve the technical capabilities of the team
Education & Experience
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Operations Research or related field; or • Ph.D. in Math, Engineering, Economics, or hard science with data science fellowship; or • M.S. in related field with 3+ years experience applying data science to real business problems
Additional Requirements
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