Twitch is hiring a
Senior Data Scientist

Summary

The job is for an experienced Data Scientist with a strong machine learning background at Twitch, responsible for developing and deploying machine learning models to forecast user growth. The role is based in San Francisco but can be remote within the U.S., and offers competitive salary.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Data Science, a related technical field, or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of software or machine learning engineering experience building algorithms for business application at scale
• Extensive experience with Python and SQL for data science, machine learning, and software development e.g. PyTorch, LightGBM, FastAPI
• Experience leading development and deployment of machine learning- and data-based forecasting solutions in production

Responsibilities

• Own and develop the central machine learning models that forecast user growth at Twitch
• Lead the model development process to implement production algorithms, including exploratory data analysis, data modeling, feature engineering, model training, testing, deployment, and monitoring
• Deep dive into mission-critical problems unique to Twitch and design custom algorithmic solutions
• Author narratives and create artifacts that deliver insights related to viewer and payer behavior at Twitch

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with a variety of causal inference methods
• Experience in professional software development
• Experience with generative deep learning models

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount