Staff Data Scientist
$132K-$211K (Glassdoor est.)
Western
Digital
The next big thing in data is you!

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY:

Digital Analytics Office (DAO) is looking for software engineer to focus on building production ready machine learning analytical solutions. The role is expected to specialize in designing and architecting complex Machine Learning models in production environments. Ideal candidate should be a software engineering expert who would build complex software analytics applications that provide end-to-end architecture, design, development and maintenance of these large scale systems.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design and architect End-to-End platform/system for customer analytical needs.
Designing and testing complex Machine Learning models.
Fast pace agile prototyping of solutions.
Interact with business users to understand their analytics needs & requirements for designing the most optimal solution efficiently.

REQUIRED SKILLS & CHARACTERISTICS:
Master’s Degree or PhD in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
Proficient in computer science fundamentals, algorithms & data structures.
Proficient in programming languages like Java & Python.
Knowledge of Microservices architecture, API development, REST services, service oriented architecture (SOA) & web application development.
Experience with Database Technologies (SQL/NoSQL) & Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Hive).
Experience with Cloud Platforms like AWS and Azure.
Familiar with working in an agile software development framework with test driven development approaches.
Expertise in Machine Learning Techniques such as Logistic Regression, Naïve Bayes, neural networks, various classification and clustering algorithms, deep learning etc.
Able to work with big data systems (Hive, Hadoop, HQL, Hbase, Presto) & cloud technologies (AWS Redshift, DynamoDB).
Strong interest in problem solving, taking ambiguously defined problem and articulating clear problem statements.


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