Sotbify is seeking Data Scientist to join our team.

Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Data mining or extracting usable data from valuable data sources;
• Using machine learning tools to select features,create and optimize classifiers;
• Carrying out preprocessing of structured and unstructured data;
• Enhancing data collection procedures to include all relevant information for developing analytic systems;
• Processing, cleansing, and validating the integrity of data to be used for analysis;
• Analyzing large amounts of information to find patterns and solutions;
• Developing prediction systems and machine learning algorithms;
• Presenting results in a clear manner;
• Propose solutions and strategies to tackle business challenges.

Required key skills:

• Programming Skills – knowledge of statistical programming languages like R, Python, and database query languages like SQL, Hive, Pig is desirable. Familiarity with Scala, Java, or C++ is an added advantage;
• Statistics – Good applied statistical skills, including knowledge of statistical tests, distributions, regression, maximum likelihood estimators, etc. Proficiency in statistics is essential for data-driven companies;
• Machine Learning – good knowledge of machine learning methods like k- Nearest Neighbors, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests;
• Strong Math Skills (Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra) - understanding the fundamentals of Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra is important as they form the basis of a lot of predictive performance or algorithm optimization techniques;
• Data Wrangling – proficiency in handling imperfections in data is an important aspect of a data scientist job description;
• Experience with Data Visualization Tools like matplotlib, ggplot, d3.js., Tableau that help to visually encode data;
• Excellent Communication Skills – it is incredibly important to describe findings to a technical and non-technical audience;
• Strong Software Engineering Background.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with geospatial analysis;
• Experience with Uber’s h3 indexing framework;
• Familiarity with open source geographical datasets;
• Experience/familiarity with advertising technology concepts.

Work Conditions:

• Remote work;
• Official employment;
• Official salary paid on time twice a month;
• Career growth;
• Nice bonus - Thirteenth Salary;
• Paid vacation (27 calendar days), sick leave;
• A compliment from the company for a birthday;
• Corporate events and teambuildings at the expense of the company;
• Work in a friendly, young team with interesting and ambitious tasks.