Remote Applied Scientist
closedThumbtack
π΅ $137k-$209k
πRemote - United States
Job highlights
Summary
The job is for an Applied Scientist at Thumbtack, a fast-growing company in the home services industry. The role involves using machine learning techniques to solve various problems related to marketplace monetization, collaboration with other teams, and maintaining a balance between speed and scientific rigor.
Requirements
- Expert knowledge of machine learning techniques
- Experience building algorithms to serve complex human settings with dynamic behavior adaptation
- Ability to effectively read, write, and debug code in programming languages such as Python
- Good knowledge of probability and statistics, including experimental design, optimization, and causal inference
Responsibilities
- Initiate and drive applied science initiatives to completion, with a focus on the business impact of those projects
- Architect and deploy machine learning systems and algorithms to production
- Design and execute experiments, collect and analyze data to characterize our product and marketing
- Analyze a wide variety of data: structured and unstructured, observational and experimental
Preferred Qualifications
- Expert knowledge of probability and statistics, including experimental design, predictive modeling, optimization, and causal inference
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems
- Ph.D. in a relevant field
Benefits
- Virtual-first working model coupled with in-person events
- 20 company-wide holidays including a week-long end-of-year company shutdown
This job is filled or no longer available
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