Experienced Data Scientist

Curious about what it’s like to work at the world’s number 1 discovery platform as a Data Scientist? We’re glad you asked! 

What is the key purpose of a Data Scientist? 

As a Data Scientist on Taboola’s Engineering Team in Los Angeles, utilizing some of the latest technology and tools, you will help build high-scale, web and mobile e-commerce applications that run non-stop around the globe. 

What skills and qualifications do I need?

For this role it is essential that you have:

• Master’s degree; Ph.D preferred, ideally in CS, EE, Physics or Computational Economics
• Full time work experience in statistics, data mining and predictive modeling required

• 2+ years of programming experience in Java/Scala and/or Python 
• SQL & database experience
• Experience in collecting data from/exposing data to various data sources and services (API, JSON, XML)
• Sufficient experience in using popular machine learning frameworks, such as PyTorch, Tensorflow
• Experience in implementing real-time machine learning and data mining algorithms in large scale environments a big plus
• Great communication skills and ability to explain data and analysis to a variety of audiences and key stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills to understand and interpret the data for machine learning

What will I be doing on a day-to-day basis?

• Identify and propose Data Science solutions for various product initiatives
• Design and build predictive customer behavior models for targeting and personalization
• Implement the applicable Machine Learning or statistics based algorithm for prediction and optimization and deliver the trained model to production
• Present findings to product team and technical team leads in a clear and actionable way. 
• Build and maintain code to populate HDFS, Hadoop with log from Kafka or data loaded from SQL production systems
• Design, build and support algorithms of data transformation, conversion, computation on Hadoop, Spark and other distributed Big Data Systems

Why Taboola? 

• If you ask our employees what they love about Taboola they will tell you that here, they are able to discover their best professional selves, explore where they can grow, and learn from and together with smart and talented people.

• We work with some of the biggest names in the business. Our publisher partners include NBCU, ESPN, Bloomberg, IMDb and Business Insider. Our advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Toyota, Pinterest, Expedia and Salesforce.

• Taboola LA offers generous health, medical and dental coverage, 401k matching, a fully-stocked kitchen, building parking, and various gym partnerships. 

Sounds good, how do I apply?

It’s easy, submit your CV by clicking the “Apply” button below. 

Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in all forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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