Senior Data Scientist - ML

$143,300 - $247,600/Yr

Amazon - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Data Scientist role at Twitch focuses on leading the development of machine learning frameworks to enhance understanding of user engagement. The position involves a blend of model development and software engineering, aimed at creating and deploying core growth forecasting models. The successful candidate will utilize data-driven methods to address business questions and provide insights into viewer and creator behaviors on the platform.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop the central machine learning models that forecast user growth at Twitch.
• Lead the model development process to implement production algorithms, including exploratory data analysis, data modeling, feature engineering, model training, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Deep dive into mission-critical problems unique to Twitch and design custom algorithmic solutions.
• Author narratives and create artifacts that deliver insights related to viewer and payer behavior at Twitch.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Data Science, a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of software or machine learning engineering experience building algorithms for business application at scale.
• Extensive experience with Python and SQL for data science, machine learning, and software development e.g. PyTorch, LightGBM, FastAPI.
• Experience leading development and deployment of machine learning- and data-based forecasting solutions in production.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with a variety of causal inference methods
• Experience in professional software development
• Experience with generative deep learning models

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount