At GoGuardian, we’re helping share the future of digital learning by providing educators, students, and schools with tools to create engaging and equitable learning environments. Together, we build innovative solutions to empower students, deliver insights, and encourage experimentation. With employees around the globe, we’re committed to building a culture of inclusivity, curiosity, and courage. GoGuardian’s growth is fast and ever-evolving, and our teams are growing along with it — always ready to experiment and learn.

While this job posting uses "El Segundo, CA" as the location, please note this role is currently being recruited for remote work or reporting to headquarters if within commuting distance. 

As a Data Scientist I at GoGuardian, you will join an innovative team collaborating with partners throughout the business to solve challenging problems. Your primary responsibility will be to optimize company performance with algorithms, experimentation, and interactive dashboards. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to novel research studies and production-grade algorithms that serve students and educators. This is a high-impact role in a dynamic environment. You will help us set a standard for data-driven, scientific decision making throughout the business.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate across teams to implement data science and machine learning solutions into our SaaS products
• Continuously grow your skill set through project-based learning and collaboration with a talented DS team
• Communicate methods and findings with stakeholders in written reports, presentations, and dashboards
• Build machine learning models and learn to deploy them as production services at scale
• Collaborate with talented data engineers to extract and transform data in a reliable, repeatable manner
• Empirically exploring novel data sets to separate signal from noise
• Contribute to technical improvements such as automated deployment, model performance tracking, etc.
• Join the best data science team in Ed Tech (as a start...)

Who You Are

• PhD or MS in a quantitative field (science, math, statistics, engineering, etc.)
• Experience applying data science solutions to deliver impactful results in a job or internship
• Excited about communicating complex findings in a clear and simple manner with excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proven self-learner with the drive and talent to learn very quickly
• Proficiency in python
• Experience with git and cloud computing (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Familiarity with traditional statistics and ML approaches
• Familiarity with extracting data from a variety of sources in a variety of formats
• Knowledge of best practices in coding/scientific projects
• Bonus if you have: Demonstrated ability for self-directed learning and improvement. NLP experience. Experience building interactive dashboards in python or R (shiny, dash, streamlit, etc.)

What We Offer

• A varied and challenging role in a multinational and highly innovative company
• A robust benefits package including health insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, employee stock option plan, paid parental leave, 13 paid company holidays, and much more
• Development and further training opportunities for shaping and realizing your career goals
• Exceptional colleagues with a passion for EdTech

GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.