Data Science Manager Search And Discovery at Gopuff

Are you passionate about information retrieval, machine learning and data science? Do you describe yourself as an innovative problem solver? Looking for an opportunity that will directly impact the customer experience at Gopuff? Come join the Gopuff Data Science team and #ChangeTheGame.

As a Data Science Manager on the Gopuff Search and Discovery team, you’ll lead the team to tune our search retrieval, create ranking models, develop query understanding techniques and build recommenders so that we can show the perfect products to users to provide the best discovery experience. You’ll have the opportunity to make a huge impact on the future success of Gopuff.


Responsibilities

Lead, manage and grow the Search and Discovery data science team
Work with product partners and the team to define product roadmap and quarterly goals.
Hold accountable for the delivery of data science products.
Refine the notion of search relevance between a product and a query and achieve personalized search results.
Use natural language processing techniques to understand the intent behind a search query to better serve results.
Build next generation recommender systems with personalization that power the Gopuff app to achieve better conversion rate and AOV. 
Productionize and deploy models using cloud based tech stacks including Snowflake, Databricks, Azure and Elastic cloud. 
Mentor and grow team members to achieve their career milestones.



Qualifications

6-10 years of experience in data science, and at least 2 years of experience as a tech manager.
MS or PhD in statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering or another quantitative field.
Extensive experience in search, ranking algorithms and recommender systems. 
Excellent Skills in Python and SQL.
Experience in deploying models in a production environment.Experience in managing stakeholder relationships.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Ability to explain technical concepts in simple terms to business stakeholders.



Benefits
We want to help our employees stay safe and healthy! We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, optional FSAs and HSA plans, 401k, commuter benefits, supplemental employee, spouse and child life insurance to all eligible employees. 

We also offer:
-Gopuff employee discount
-Career growth opportunities
-Internal rewards programs
-Annual performance appraisal and bonus
 


At Gopuff, we know that life can be unpredictable. Sometimes you forget the milk at the store, run out of pet food for Fido, or just really need ice cream at 11 pm. We get it—stuff happens. But that’s where we come in, delivering all your wants and needs in just minutes.

And now, we’re assembling a team of motivated people to help us drive forward that vision to bring a new age of convenience and predictability to an unpredictable world.

Like what you’re hearing? Then join us on Team Blue.

Gopuff is an equal employment opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive workplace where we do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status, age, ancestry, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We believe in diversity and encourage any qualified individual to apply.