Data Scientist-Costa Rica

World Wide Technology Holding, LLCabout 1 year ago
Los Angeles, California, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Required Qualifications

  • 4+ years of relevant work experience in data analysis or related field (e.g., as a statistician / data scientist / scientific researcher).
  • Fundamental knowledge in fields such as statistics, machine learning, deep learning.
  • 4+ years of practical experience developing and deploying production machine learning applications (supervised learning, unsupervised learning).
  • 4+ years of programming skills in Python.
  • Interest in researching cutting-edge methods in AI, particularly reinforcement learning and federated machine learning.
  • Job Specific Qualifications:
    • Analysis:
      • Expertise in Deep Reinforcement Learning
      • Experience with Neural Networks, including CNNs
      • Experience applying scientific methodologies to parameter and model tuning
      • Experience working with data-driven Python modules such as TensorFlow, Keras, NumPy, SciPi, Pandas, Matplotlib, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn
      • Familiarity with the CUDA framework and GPU training/inference
      • Experience with version control tools, such as Git
    • Problem Solving:
      • Solves complex problems with hypothesis-driven data science
      • Understanding of data ingestion and transformation
      • Capable of running multiple scenarios and picking up the optimal solution
      • Capable of understanding advanced mathematical or physical explanations (e.g., Fourier Transform, Power Spectral Density, Monte Carlo simulation) to implement or execute tasks
    • Team & Business Skills:
      • Works in collaboration with the data science team and mentors junior scientists
      • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a diverse team
      • Consistently improves communication skills, both verbally and in written materials
      • Demonstrated creativity in problem solving
      • Demonstrated leadership and self-direction; willingness to both teach others and learn new techniques
      • Flexibility in task switching to accommodate urgent requests or project changes
      • Mindful of iterations and quality checks in a smaller team before presenting results to a larger audience
      • Raises critical issues when detected

Benefits & Perks

  • Health and Wellbeing: Combined Health Insurance (Dental and Vision), Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
  • Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Bereavement
  • Additional Perks: Employee Discount Program and more!

Required Skills

Deep Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Scikit-Learn
Statistics
Team Collaboration
TensorFlow
SciPy
CNNs
Data Analysis
Neural Networks
Federated Machine Learning
Keras
Hypothesis-Driven Problem Solving
Data Ingestion and Transformation
Pandas
Mathematical Modeling
CUDA
NumPy
PyTorch
Python Programming
Machine Learning
Git
Matplotlib