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DATA SCIENTIST
Perfectrec - Seattle, WA
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The Data Scientist role at PerfectRec involves improving and expanding the core decision engine that powers personalized product recommendations. The position requires identifying and analyzing problems, exploring solutions, running experiments, and implementing code to enhance the recommendation system. The ideal candidate will work closely with domain experts, utilize advanced machine learning technologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to build a user-friendly product.
Responsibilities
- Identify and analyze problems and opportunities in the recommendation system.
- Explore solutions and run experiments to improve the decision engine.
- Write code to implement solutions and take them live to users.
- Create and explore datasets for powering recommendations.
- Prototype models for making recommendations in new domains.
- Evaluate and compare different models, analyzing their tradeoffs.
- Add new capabilities shared between models in different categories.
- Solve technical problems across the stack and contribute to the code base.
- Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to understand customer needs and design solutions.
Requirements
- MSc in a relevant field (computer science, ML, statistics, math, etc.)
- 2 years of work experience in data science or related field.
- Experience applying statistical models and/or machine learning to real-world problems.
- Proficiency in Python or at least one programming language such as Java/C/C++.
- Knowledge of classical machine learning techniques such as classification, regression, regularization, and cross-validation.
- Proficient in exploratory data analysis and data visualization.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
Nice-to-haves
- PhD in a relevant field.
- 3 or more years of work experience.
- Knowledge of Recommender Systems.
- Experience writing production-quality code and using version control.
- Familiarity with sklearn, Keras, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
Benefits
- 100% remote work with no cost-of-living pay cuts.
- 100% coverage of healthcare premiums for employees and dependents in a high-quality PPO plan.
- Flexible PTO and worry-free sick days.
- Salary range of $130,000 - $300,000 with stock options that vest over 4 years.
