Data Scientist

StackAdapt; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Canada is looking for a talented Data Scientist to join their engineering team. This role involves innovating machine learning algorithms, collaborating on production code, and prototyping potential solutions. Ideal candidates will have a master's or PhD in a relevant field, strong statistical understanding, and enjoy working in a collaborative environment. The company offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a remote-first work culture.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Health benefits from day one

Retirement/401K/Pension Savings

Parental leave program

Work from home reimbursements

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Masters degree or PhD in a relevant field.
• Ability to break down ambiguously defined tasks.
• Comprehensive understanding of statistics and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Innovate ML algorithms to maximize ROI.
• Write production code in collaboration with Data Engineers.
• Prototype algorithms and iterate based on insights.

Skills

Machine Learning algorithms

Statistics

Data structures

Optimization

Coding proficiency

Education

Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research

Job description

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.

We are searching for a talented Data Scientist to join our engineering team as we continue to expand our data science efforts. Our platform is connected to thousands of publishers and advertisers worldwide and as a result, we\'re dealing with millions of requests each second, making billions of decisions. We utilize the latest technologies to solve challenges in traffic, data storage, machine learning, and scalability.

StackAdapt is a Remote First company, and we are open to candidates located anywhere in Canada for this position.

What you\'ll be doing:

• Innovate ML algorithms to maximize ROI and advertising performance. This ranges from creating entirely new algorithms, to improvements on state-of-the art methods, to development using a deep understanding of classic methods
• Write production code, sometimes collaborating with Data Engineers, to implement the novel ML algorithms
• Prototype potential algorithms and pipelines, test them using historical data, and iterate to modify based on insights

What you\'ll bring to the table:

• Have a Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related field, with dual degrees a plus.
• Have the ability to take an ambiguously defined task, and break it down into actionable steps
• Have a comprehensive understanding of statistics, optimization and machine learning
• Are proficient in coding, data structures, and algorithms
• Enjoy working in a friendly, collaborative environment with others

StackAdapter\'s Enjoy:

• Highly competitive salary
• Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
• Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday\'s off!
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform
• Health benefits from day one of employment
• Work from home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• An awesome parental leave program
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Our social and team events!

StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you\’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.

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