Director - Data Science Engineering

Key Skills

Java Programming, GAP, Python Programming, SQL, Azure, Apache Hive, R Programming, SPARK Programming, Data Engineering, ETL frameworks

Job Description

Our brands bridge the gaps we see in the world.?Old Navy democratizes style to ensure everyone?has access to quality fashion at every price point. Athleta unleashes the potential of every woman,?regardless of body size, age or ethnicity. Banana?Republic believes in sustainable luxury for all. And Gap?inspires the world to bring individuality to modern, responsibly made?essentials.???

This simple idea—that we all deserve to belong,?and on our own terms—is core to who we are as a?company and how we make decisions.?Our team is made up of thousands of people across the globe who take risks, think big, and do good for our customers, communities, and the planet.?Ready to??learn fast, create with audacity?and lead boldly? Join our team.

About the Role

This position will be part of the Data Science Engineering team at Gap Inc, whose primary goals include building data products and infrastructure that support analytics and data-science at scale. With business users all across the company, the team works cross functionally to ensure reports, analytics, and models are supported by a stable, efficient, and accurate back-end. We are looking for a candidate to lead a team of data engineers focused on problems across a variety of domains, including real-estate, loyalty, store operations, and zero party data.

What You'll Do

• Lead multi-person projects within the team
• Serve as the primary mentor for new talent
• Proactively identify areas of opportunity within D&A, and implement creative solutions to solve our most important engineering challenges.
• Partner with internal customers to understand business needs and build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop, deploy, and support analytic data products, such as data marts, ETL’s (extract/transform/load), functions (in Python/SQL/R), and visualizations.
• Navigate various data sources and efficiently locate data in a complex data ecosystem.
• Assess relatively complex situations and analyze data to make judgments and recommend solutions
• Collaborate with cross functional teams and influence product and analytics roadmap, with a demonstrated proficiency in relationship building

Who You Are

• 5-7 years of experience in a data engineering or full-stack data scientist role.
• 3-5 years of experience hiring and developing engineers
• Excellent understanding of relational databases, SQL & Spark
• Very strong programming foundations and proficiency with data related languages such as Python and R.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced proficiency in R, Python, Spark, Hive (or other MR), and common scripting languages for E2E pipeline Advanced proficiency using SQL for efficient manipulation of large datasets in on prem and cloud distributed computing environments, such as Azure environments
• Ability to work both at a detailed level as well as to summarize findings and extrapolate knowledge to make strong recommendations for change

Benefits at Gap Inc.

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
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