Senior Data Scientist

At Tapad, we look for individuals who are motivated by complex and challenging work. We want to work with people who share compelling solutions to those challenges, solutions informed by their unique experiences, passions, and expertise.

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with profound experience in advertising and marketing technology to research and develop state-of-the-art algorithms and build models to support Tapad’s mission to create the world's largest identity graph. As part of Tapad’s Data Science team, you will leverage cutting edge technologies and techniques to impact our core intellectual property and commercial products. This includes, but is not limited to, machine learning, deep learning, NLP, Google Cloud AI Platform, BigQuery, TensorFlow Extended, and Kubeflow Pipelines.

Tapad Data Scientists are responsible for turning new ideas into innovative products. With your deep industry experience, you will lead critical work programs, actualizing your research and solutions into concrete commercial products and services. In addition to collaborating with Tapad’s technologists, you will work closely with product managers and business stakeholders to understand our customers' needs, the broader addressable market and participate in identifying new opportunities.

When you work with us, you matter. We ask our employees to make an impact and feel it is only right to give a lot in return. We offer every employee a 401k with matching, generous parental leave, and unlimited PTO (and we mean it!). We believe if you’re sick, feel like you’re getting sick, or just need a personal day, you should take that time to get better. We have free virtual lunches every month, free continuous education, and an open-door policy every day. We make sure our virtual office is a welcoming space full of individuals who can teach and learn from one another every day.

Technologies we use at Tapad (don’t worry, we’ll teach you):

• Python, SQL, Scala
• Spark, SparkML, AutoML, SciKit Learn, BigQuery ML, Airflow, etc.
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Tensorflow Extended (TFX), BigQuery

We are looking for candidates who meet some of the following qualifications:

• Ph.D. in a Quantitative Discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.) or 6+ years of equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, specifically in applying Machine Learning techniques, advanced analytics, and statistical modeling
• 1+ years of experience in the advertising technology or marketing technology industry
• Proven track record of leading projects from ideation through solution to implementation
• Experience working with large data sets using SQL, Spark, Hadoop, or MapReduce Understanding of programming concepts and experience with programming languages, such as Python, R, Java, Scala, MATLAB
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Experience in working on large-scale, distributed system environment(s)

Bonus Experience:

• Experience using cloud computing technologies