Data Scientist
At a glance
Mid-level Data Science role at Haystack News. Lima · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Use statistical methods to find useful patterns in large datasets
- Create machine learning models, assess how they perform, and put them into use
- Keep data systems dependable and responsive, addressing current application needs and expected growth
- Set up, track, and coordinate data pipelines and infrastructure with relevant tools
- Run and monitor A/B tests, then build and maintain APIs
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or a related area
- At least three years of professional software development experience
- Working knowledge of AWS and Python
- Strong math and statistics skills, including analysis of large datasets, plus experience with SQL and NoSQL
Who this fits
This mid-level, on-site role in Lima suits someone who wants to work across data science, machine learning, and data engineering. The position includes travel to team offsites; a US travel visa is desired.
From the employer
Haystack News is the leading local & world news service on Connected TVs reaching millions of users! This is a unique opportunity to work at Haystack News, one of the fastest-growing TV startups in the world. We are already preloaded on 37% of all TVs shipped in the US!
Be part of a Silicon Valley startup and work directly with the founding team. Jumpstart your career by working with Stanford & Carnegie Mellon alumni and faculty who have already been part of other successful startups in Silicon Valley.
You should join us if you're hungry to learn how Silicon Valley startups thrive, you like to ship quickly and often, love to solve challenging problems, and like working in small teams.
See Haystack feature at Google IO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YawUi6qPck
Job functions
We are looking for an outstanding Data Scientist to join Haystack and help improve the experience of millions of users that rely on Haystack to get the news every day.
Within the team you’ll find many opportunities to work on various aspects of Data Science, Machine Learning, and Data Engineering. The job offers the opportunity of generating a major impact on the product while working with an awesome and talented team, using the latest technologies.
You will:
Analyze large data sets to get insights using statistical analysis tools and techniques
Build, evaluate and deploy machine learning models
Maintain ongoing reliability, performance, and support of the data infrastructure, providing solutions based on application needs and anticipated growth.
Work with tools to configure, monitor and orchestrate data infrastructure and pipelines.
Run and monitor AB Tests
Build and manage APIs
Qualifications and requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Math or related field.
3+ years experience writing software in a professional setting
Knowledge of AWS and Python
Strong Math/Stats background with statistical analysis experience on big data sets
Experience with SQL and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDb or DynamoDB)
Big Plus: Experience with data warehouses (e.g. Snowflake, Big Query, Redshift)
Exposure to ML/AI libraries such as sklearn, LightGBM and, XGBoost.
Travel Visa to the US (desired)
Conditions
Uber rides to come to the office!
Travel to team's offsite events
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