Using data modelling, linear regression, statistical methods and proprietary data, your role is to discover trends, the “magic” behind dating, and provide understandings/estimates based on this data. Working closely with Product Manager, engineering team and our management team, you will be responsible for the creation and evolution of the tools and methods critical to producing quality and useful insights.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and testing of hypotheses across all functional areas at Paktor
- Play a key role as a member of the analytics team
- Research and apply multidisciplinary techniques, findings and approaches to Paktor problems
- Design, implement and analyse algorithms which substantially impact Paktor features
- Participate in the development of prototypes and guide solutions into production
- Serve as a primary person to consult on complex data science issues, contributing key ideas
Requirements:
- Masters/PhD in computer science, stats or related field
- At least 6 years of academic /corporate hands on experience in core analytics & machine learning
- Experience with large scale algorithm challenges in the consumer Internet space
- Knowledge of recommender systems
- Comfort working within a modern engineering environment (System architecture, Java, MySQL, cloud programming)
- Ability to script experimental solutions and use off-the-shelf statistical analysis tools (Python, R)
- Obsession with data and system improvement, tempered with pragmatic ability to prioritise
- Proven research background, in academic or industrial work, with an emphasis on delivering practical research that has a critical impact on multiple projects
- Awareness of business objectives and ability to apply this understanding to recommend and implement product development for difficult and complex technical issues
- Strong results driven personality, with a high level of enthusiasm, energy and confidence
- Excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility and integrity: be able and willing to work hands on or independently