Principal Data Scientist
SpotX is the most transparent programmatic video advertising platform with more than 7 billion ad decisions per day reaching 600 million unique visitors in more than 190 countries.
We are seeking a talented Principal Data Scientist who can contribute brilliantly to our team. You’ll be working in a fast-paced but casual environment with highly talented peers. Since we’re small but growing, the most successful team members are versatile, disciplined and enjoy focusing on new challenges. As a member of the team, we expect you to have a strong initiative, flexibility, and ability to learn quickly. You will need to be self-motivated with a high degree of dependability and demonstrate great analytical and problem-solving skills.
We don’t believe in “culture fit”. We believe in you being a genuine human being and pleasant to work with. Sure, we might share a beer at work or after work but you don’t have to. You just need to be a contributing member of our team who is thoughtful and wants to do quality work.
Making an immediate impact:
- Build machine learning or statistical models to discover actionable insights
- Develop proof-of-concept solutions for advanced reporting or automated decision-making
- Monitor, tune, and extend existing Data Science solutions/products
- Be a resource for the Data Analysis team for advanced reporting needs
- Perform ad-hoc analyses and reporting for Operations and Engineering (HDFS, Spark, Impala, Kafka)
- Retrieve, clean, transform and overlay 3rd-party data
Needed SpotX’er talents:
- Experience in leading a team of Data Scientists
- Strong knowledge in Python, R, machine learning, statistics, Linux, business intelligence tools, advanced Microsoft Excel
- Solid understanding of predictive analytics, statistical modeling and data-mining (theory, algorithms and application)
- Knowledge and experience in: Regression (multivariate, logistic and kernel), Support Vector Machines, Bagging, Boosting, Decision Trees, Survival analysis, Clustering, Optimization, Game Theory, Stochastic Processes
- A track record of providing compelling insights based on data
- Able to make intelligent approximations and design effective mathematical models in order to make them accurate, practical and scalable
- Able to identify assumptions and the limitations of mathematical models and algorithms and how it impacts reporting and decision-making
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to maintain focus in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
- Experience with SQL, "NoSQL" and "Big-Data" is desirable
Bonus SpotX’er talents:
- Ad Tech experience
SpotX Perks:
- Work-life balance
- Unlimited PTO(work it out with your team first!), company closed from Christmas to New Years
- Make a real difference - your code reaches millions of people as soon as you release it
- Work in a fun, casual, team environment – flip flops OK
- Quarterly Hackathon – you pick the projects that affect our bottom line
- Frisbees, foosball table and ping pong
- Benefits such as medical, dental, and 401(k)
SpotX is a video ad serving platform providing media owners with monetization tools for desktop, mobile and connected devices. The platform features modern ad serving and programmatic infrastructure, and other monetization tools, like solutions for OTT and outstream video ad units. SpotX gives publishers the control, transparency and actionable insights needed to understand buyer behavior, manage access and pricing, and maximize revenue. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and has offices in New York, San Francisco, London, Sydney, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Hamburg, Belfast, and Singapore. In July 2014, RTL Group, a leader across broadcast, content and digital, acquired a 65% stake in SpotX. For updates, follow SpotX on Twitter and LinkedIn.