Principal Data Scientist

About Us: 

SmartAsset is an online destination for consumer-focused financial information and advice that powers SmartAdvisor, a national marketplace connecting consumers to financial advisors. Reaching approximately 75 million people each month (as of Sept. 2021) through its educational content and personalized calculators and tools, SmartAsset's mission is to help people make smart financial decisions. Ranked on the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ lists of fastest growing companies in 2021, SmartAsset closed a $110 million Series D round, valuing the company at over $1 billion. SmartAsset was also named to Y Combinator's list of Top 100 Companies of all time and Forbes' list of America's Best Startup Employers in 2020.

SmartAsset has been featured in hundreds of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, TechCrunch, The New York Times, CNBC, FOX Business, The Washington Post, U.S. News World Report, TIME, Reuters, Businessweek, and Barron’s.  

About the Team:

At SmartAsset you will join a team of data scientists that are at the forefront of AI/ML applications for the company. You will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with leaders from different teams (Marketing, Product, Sales, and Technology), and with our growing team of Data Engineers, and Data Analysts.

You will identify opportunities, create roadmaps, and deliver data-products that will have an enormous impact on the business from week one.

About the Job:

As a Principal Data Scientist you will lead the development and the deployment of machine learning models that will drive business decisions, with a focus on leading the deployment of real-time ML models through micro-services and/or Feature Stores, and on model monitoring.  You will help to design data science roadmaps, mentor junior data scientists, and lead the adoption of good practices across the whole team (unit testing, model versioning, model monitoring, etc.).

You will utilize your strong problem-solving skills, computational experience, and business analytics to solve real-world problems at scale. You will design and implement a variety of data products to support and drive business operations, working cross-functionally with other business leaders.

Skills/Experience You Have:

• Experience leading multiple domains in a company, delivery of models working with cross functional teams, proven ROI returns for business
• Proficient in Python (pandas, numpy, matplotlib, scikit learn, tensorflow, etc) and SQL.
• Professional experience with the development and deployment of predictive models (both batch and real-time), with an emphasis on Recommendation Systems and Time Series (SARIMAX, DeepAR, LSTM, Prophet, …).
• Knowledgeable of best practices such as version control (git), documentation, environments, unit tests, and containerization.
• Professional habits around model validation, testing, and tracking.
• At least 8 years of relevant working experience. Strong quantitative background.

Skills/Experience Preferred: 

• Experience with ML services like Feast, FastApi, AWS Sagemaker, DataBrew, Feature Store and with common Data Warehouses (e.g. SnowFlake).
• Experience with model monitoring (drift / performance, confidence intervals, …).
• Comfortable in working on the line between data science and data engineering and mentoring junior colleagues.
• An Agile development mindset, appreciating the benefit of constant iteration and improvement. A very high bar for output quality, while balancing long and short term solutions.

Available Benefits and Perks:

• All roles at SmartAsset are currently and will remain remote - flexibility to work from anywhere in the US.
• Medical, Dental, Vision - multiple packages available based on your individualized needs
• Life/AD&D Insurance - basic coverage at 100% company paid, additional supplemental available 
• FSA: Medical and Dependant Care 
• 401K - 3% match with immediate vesting
• Equity packages for each role
• Time Off:  PTO, 3 Month Paid Parental Leave,  Secondary Caregiver Leave
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Pet Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Home Office Stipend
• Health and Wellness Stipend
• Monthly Food Delivery Stipend

SmartAsset is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].