Principal Engineer, Data Science

Summary

Join NBCUniversal's AdSmart Product Engineering Team as a Principal Engineer, Data Science, and play a pivotal role in developing data science platforms and products for Universal Workstation. You will be responsible for data science engineering, enabling NBCUniversal to better understand its audiences across various brands. Your work will directly impact the sales team's ability to align audiences with relevant advertisements. This role requires a strong background in data science, software development, and experience with advertising technologies. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, and tuition reimbursement. The position is fully remote.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science or related field
• 15+ years of software development experience
• 2+ years of experience with linear television or digital advertising technologies
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms
• Ability to apply data science theory to effectively to advertising & audience data
• Fluency in Python modeling
• Understanding of statistical concepts
• Experience in numerical optimization, natural language processing, forecasting, deep learning, and machine learning techniques
• 8+ years of experience with both relational database design (SQL), non-relational (NoSQL), big data, real-time technologies]
• Able to easily transition between high-level strategy and day-to-day implementation
• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Principal Data Scientist for AdSmart data products
• Participate in, and execute, a product roadmap with input from the delivery team, and stakeholders
• Develop and code the data science services that is core to AdSmart, under the leadership and direction of the VP Architecture
• Analyze and report results and adjust the overall engineering strategy accordingly with engineering leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-directed, ability to multi-task, sharp analytical abilities, excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively in a dynamic environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
• Results oriented, high energy, self-motivated
• Experience with LLM models and RAG

Benefits

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks