StackAdapt is hiring a
Data Scientist in United States

Summary

StackAdapt is seeking a Data Scientist to join their engineering team. The role involves innovating ML algorithms, writing production code, and prototyping potential algorithms. Required qualifications include a Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related field, proficiency in coding, data structures, and algorithms, and the ability to break down ambiguous tasks into actionable steps. StackAdapters enjoy various benefits such as competitive salary + equity, 401K matching, vacation days, access to mental health care, health benefits from day one of employment, work-from-home reimbursements, optional WeWork membership, robust training and onboarding program, coverage and support of personal development initiatives, mentorship opportunities with industry leaders, an awesome parental leave policy, a friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture, and social and team events.

Requirements

• Have a Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related field, with dual degrees a plus
• Have the ability to take an ambiguously defined task, and break it down into actionable steps
• Have a comprehensive understanding of statistics, optimization and machine learning
• Are proficient in coding, data structures, and algorithms

Responsibilities

• Innovate ML algorithms to maximize ROI and advertising performance
• Write production code, sometimes collaborating with Data Engineers, to implement the novel ML algorithms
• Prototype potential algorithms and pipelines, test them using historical data, and iterate to modify based on insights

Benefits

• Competitive salary + equity
• 401K matching
• 3 weeks vacation + 3 personal care days + 1 Culture & Belief day + birthdays off
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform
• Health benefits from day one of employment
• Work-from-home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• Mentorship opportunities with industry leaders
• An awesome parental leave policy
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Our social and team events!