• Collaborate with engineering, product managers and taxonomy partners on a variety of search related projects, this includes product selection, product ranking, query understanding, autocomplete, and personalization. 

• Effectively plan and communicate with partners, and co-workers to define and align on deliverables, timelines, and responsibilities. 

• Manage and influence product strategy and execution with data and insights. 

• Lead development of data solutions to help solve business problems and improve customer experience.  

• Select the analytical modeling technique most suitable for the structured, complex data and develops custom analytical models  

• Build prototypes, and develop and deploy machine learning algorithms to production. 

• Identify and design experiments to measure the impact of newly developed models  

• Influence data science standards and best practices across the center of analytical excellence. 

• Coach junior team members as needed. 

Qualifications  

• MSc in quantitative field or equivalent experience. PhD is a plus.    

• 5+ years of commercial experience as a Data Scientist. 

• 5+ years of experience with Python and proficiency with machine learning frameworks and libraries. 

• 5+ years of experience with SQL. Experience working in environments such as Presto, Spark, and Hive. 

• 3+ years of experience with search systems (Elasticsearch/Solr).  

• 3+ years of experience with learning-to-rank, and NLP. Deep learning and computer vision is a plus.  

• 3+ years of experience in A/B test design and post-test analysis. 

• Excellent software engineering practices, including test driven development, code review, and version control with git.    

• Experience making informed trade-offs that balance quick wins with long-term robust solutions.  

• A passion for machine learning, problem solving, and innovation. . 

 
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