Data Scientist
Skills
Computer ScienceAmazon RedshiftData AnalyticsData ScienceGoogle BigqueryPattern RecognitionPredictive Modeling
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in STEM field, especially software engineering, computer science, machine learning, or statistics related
- Experience using statistical computer languages such as R, Python, SQL, etc
- Experience with data warehouses such as Redshift, BigQuery, or Snowflake
- Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks
- Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications
Nice to have
- Graduate degree in STEM field
- Experience with BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Power BI
- Experience in small startup environments
- Experience with a distributed team / remote work
- Passion for sports especially soccer / football
Day to day
- Mine and analyze data from company databases to drive optimization and improvement of product development and business strategies
- Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques
- Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets
- Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, and other business outcomes
- Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models and monitor outcomes