Data Science Sr Engineer - US Remote
Job Description
Position Overview
Work back from the business problems to be solved by collecting proper data to perform statistical analysis, selecting the appropriate machine learning and/or deep learning modeling approaches, and eventually rolling out ML models into a production environment to perfect business decisions. Meanwhile, coach junior associates during project collaborations.
At Anywhere Real Estate Inc., a leader in real estate services featuring renowned brands like Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, Century 21®, Coldwell Banker®, and others, we empower everyone's next move with our award-winning culture and people-first approach. Recognized as an employer of choice by Great Place to Work, Forbes World's Best Employers, Newsweek, and Ethisphere, we relentlessly pursue innovation and outstanding results.
Key Responsibilities
- Understand business needs and explore appropriate data sources; be curious and proactive in understanding and leveraging data.
- Perform data aggregation and feature engineering; write Python code to create visualizations, build, validate, and implement models.
- Collaborate effectively with other data scientists and engineers.
- Embrace innovative ideas and alternative approaches to solving problems.
- Clearly communicate and present results to non-technical partners.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree (or higher) in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, or a related analytical discipline. (Ph.D. degree holders may omit the experience requirement.)
- At least one year of experience in building end-to-end models in Python or a similar language.
- Proficiency in SQL and Python programming (e.g., pandas, numpy, scipy, scikit-learn).
- In-depth understanding of statistical methods and machine learning algorithms, with exposure to deep learning.
- Expertise in techniques such as Linear Regression, GLM, GBM, Random Forest, XGboost, and segmentation; familiarity with Large Language Models and Neural Networks is a plus.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to learn and independently take on new tasks.