Position: Senior Data Scientist
Company: Grid Dynamics
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

The objective is to create a world-class product in terms of search effectiveness and customer experience using deep learning and natural language processing techniques. You will work throughout the complete lifecycle of the project from idea to execution.

The position requires excellent communication skills and experience working directly with technical teams as well as with business stakeholders. Being able to present findings in a meaningful and clear way is a must.

**Responsibilities:**

Lead a team of skilled data scientists
Drive the collection, cleaning, processing, and analysis of new and existing data sources.
Communicate with business stakeholders to clarify their requirements and present the teamwork results.

**Requirements:**

Data Scientist with 4+ years of experience
High proficiency in Python. Scala knowledge is an advantage
Experience in developing NLP-related machine learning algorithms including feature engineering
Good understanding of deep learning, hands-on experience with TensorFlow/PyTorch libraries
Experience with machine learning algorithms for ranking is a big advantage
Experience with search systems like Solr and ElasticSearch is an advantage
Hands-on experience in building machine learning pipelines (Kubeflow, Airflow, MLflow)
Experience with streaming/ real-time processing is an advantage
Working knowledge of cloud computing, experience with Google Cloud Platform (BigTable, BigTable, GKE etc.)
Experience with large, complex data sets, hands-on experience with SQL
Ability to complete the full life cycle of software development
Understanding of and experience with customer intelligence & marketing domains a plus.
Experience in working across different global cultures a plus

**We offer:**
Opportunity to work on bleeding-edge projects
Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
Flexible schedule
Medical insurance
Benefits program
Corporate social events
Professional development opportunities

**About us:**

Grid Dynamics is the engineering services company known for transformative, mission-critical cloud solutions for retail, finance and technology sectors. We architected some of the busiest e-commerce services on the Internet and have never had an outage during the peak season. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Ramon, California with offices throughout the US and Eastern Europe, we focus on big data analytics, scalable omnichannel services, DevOps, and cloud enablement.