Staff Data Scientist

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Cloud computing, Scala Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, MATLAB Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow, R Programming

Job Description

As a Data Scientist on the Data Team, you will help build a data-driven culture within Databricks by helping solve product and business challenges. The Data team also functions as an in-house, production customer that dogfoods Databricks and drives the future direction of the products.

The impact you will have:

• Shape the direction of some of our key data science areas - forecasting, product analytics, churn prediction and insights, segmentations and recommendations.
• Work closely with Product Management, Sales, Customer Success and other stakeholders to understand product usage patterns and trends and to make data-driven decisions and forecasts.
• Manage stakeholders for their focus area - gather changing requirements, define project OKRs and milestones, and communicate progress and results to a non-technical audience.
• Mentor and guide junior data scientists on the team by helping with project planning, technical decisions, and code and document review.
• Represent the data science discipline throughout the organization, having a powerful voice to make us more data-driven
• Build self-serving internal data products to make data simple within the company.
• Represent Databricks at academic and industrial conferences & events.

What we look for:

• 7+ years of data science, machine learning, advanced analytics experience in high velocity, high-growth companies
• Extensive experience in applying Data Science / ML in production to build data-driven products for solving business problems.
• Familiarity with product data science - understanding and tracking customer and user behaviour using lenses like adoption, churn, cohorts and funnel analysis.
• Experience collaborating with and understanding the needs of stakeholders from a variety of business functions. We work most closely with Product, Customer Success and Engineering at the moment, but also work with the Sales, Marketing and Finance organizations.
• Strong coding skills in general purpose languages like Scala or Python, and familiarity with software engineering principles around testing, code reviews and deployment.
• Proficient in data analysis and visualization using tools like R and Python.
• Experience with distributed data processing systems like Spark, and proficiency in SQL.
• MS or Ph.D. in quantitative fields (e.g., Statistics, Math, Computer Science, Physics, Economics, Operational Research or Engineering)

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) Plan
• Equity awards
• Flexible time off
• Paid parental leave
• Family Planning
• Gym reimbursement
• Annual personal development fund
• Work headphones reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Business travel accident insurance

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

As a federal government contractor, Databricks requires new U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination will be required as a condition of employment. Databricks will make reasonable accommodations based on medical conditions or religious grounds for qualified candidates in accordance with applicable law.