Remote Data Scientist II Job in United States Scribd, Inc.

Who you are

• 2-3 years of experience in developing and deploying machine learning models
• Intermediate level or greater experience with SQL or Spark
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Python
• Intermediate level in at least three of these fields: classification algorithms, natural language processing, search, information retrieval, named entity recognition, deep learning, computer vision, Bayesian statistics, or frequentist statistics
• Interest in learning necessary skills to solve business problems and create positive business impact
• Bachelors or Masters in a relevant quantitative discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics)

Desirables

• Love for books
• Curiosity
• Collaborative spirit
• Eye for impact
• Enjoy sharing knowledge
• Excited to build models

What the job involves

• Focus on various content classification use cases in your first year leveraging NLP and fine tuning of LLMs
• Investigate methods of solving Scribd's most challenging problems at scale
• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers to operationalize data science projects
• Use algorithms from Scikit-learn, NumPy models, PyTorch to third party LLM APIs
• Process massive amounts of data using Python, SQL and Spark
• Communicate approaches and results of projects to stakeholders through written and verbal methods and produce detailed project write-ups

Application process

• Interview process to be accessible for everyone
• Inform about any adjustments
• Equal employment opportunity
• Diversity of perspectives encouraged