Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognira is a company that values its people and aims to make science accessible to retailers. The Senior Data Scientist will work on client projects, develop forecasting models, and translate complex data into actionable business strategies.
Responsibilities
- You will develop new models and algorithms that allow our clients to make strategic decisions for promotion and pricing
- You will implement new features in Cognira’s forecasting platform
- You will be responsible for implementing forecast and strategy solutions using Cognira’s forecasting platform
- You will apply a wide range of statistical and quantitative analysis in practical and valuable ways to real-world business problems
- You will be processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis
- You will help create and maintain rich visualizations through data interpretation and analysis
- You will write maintainable and well-documented code
- You will learn and work with subject matter experts from other teams and business representatives from our clients
Skills
- Excellent academics in computer science, math, statistics or the physical sciences
- Deep understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Ability to innovate new solutions or design algorithms that address real-world client needs
- Extensive Python expertise with a minimum of 5 years in the field, including mastery of essential frameworks like Pandas, PySpark, or NumPy
- Ability to work on multiple projects
- Ability to maintain a high level of code quality and work within a shared repository
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including reports and presentations
- A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques
- You have a collaborative attitude, willingness to share and use best ideas
- You are persistent, focused, self-sufficient and optimistic
- You have past retail experience
- You have experience working in a distributed development environment leveraging git and Jira
- You have experience working in a scaled data environment leveraging Spark and Kubernetes
- You have experience working in a Linux environment
- You have a Ph.D. degree
Benefits
- Competitive salary, benefits, and equity stock plans for all employees
- The week between Christmas and New Year's Day as holidays
- Great medical insurance & 401K with matching
- On Wednesdays, we have free lunches, and our office building has a complimentary gym with free classes from yoga to kickboxing. We also have a game room so we have the occasional table tennis competition or a game of shuffleboard.
- Work-Life Balance: 21 paid days off, major national holidays in the US
- Unlimited days of Work From Anywhere every year. We’d like to ensure you have the time and flexibility to recharge and spend time with your loved ones.
- Casual dress code, free snacks, drinks, and social events!
- Mentorship Program, where you can be a mentor or a mentee.
- Referral Program Bonus
- A cool welcome pack with laptop & all necessary IT kit for work
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