Data Scientist, Algorithms, Optimization - Fulfillment

Responsibilities

• Leverage data and analytic frameworks to direct creations and improvements of algorithms and models underpinning the team's systems and products
• Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems, both mathematically and within the business context
• Perform exploratory data analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the problem
• Construct and fit statistical, machine learning, or optimization models
• Write production modeling code; collaborate with Software Engineers to implement algorithms in production
• Design and implement both simulated and live traffic experiments
• Analyze experimental and observational data; communicate findings; facilitate launch decisions
• Develop measurement methodologies to monitor the health of our products, as well as the impacts on user outcomes and marketplace outcomes
• Drive collaboration and coordination with cross-functional teams

Experience

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, or other quantitative fields
• 2+ years professional experience in a technology company setting
• Proven experience with building and evaluating machine learning models
• Proficiency with Python and working in a production coding environment
• Passion for solving unstructured and non-standard mathematical problems
• End-to-end experience with data, including querying, aggregation, analysis, and visualization
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate and communicate with others to solve a problem

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave
• Subsidized commuter benefits

Expected base pay range in San Francisco area: $128,000 - $160,000 (dependent on qualifications, experience, and location; excludes equity, bonus, benefits)