Lead/ Staff Data Scientist (Bangkok based, relocation provided)

Agoda; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Agoda seeks a Lead/Staff Data Scientist based in Bangkok, responsible for tackling complex machine learning challenges. This role involves maximizing customer experiences and providing actionable insights from large data sets. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in data science, strong programming skills, and the ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on data science experience.
• Excellent coding proficiency using libraries and frameworks.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement models to maximize customer experience.
• Mine big data for actionable insights.
• Work collaboratively with developers and business owners.

Skills

AI/ML/DL understanding

Statistics

SQL proficiency

Python

PySpark

Scala

Communication skills

Education

PhD or MSc in Computer Science / Operations Research / Statistics

Tools

Python

PySpark

Scala

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Lead/ Staff Data Scientist (Bangkok based, relocation provided)

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About Agoda

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more . Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership,enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.

About Agoda

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more . Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership,enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.

Our Purpose – Bridging the World Through Travel

We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.

We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.

Get to Know Our Team

The Data department , based in Bangkok , oversees all of Agoda’s data-related requirements. Our ultimate goal is to enable and increase the use of data in the company through creative approaches and the implementation of powerful resources such as operational and analytical databases, queue systems, BI tools, and data science technology. We hire the brightest minds from around the world to take on this challenge and equip them with the knowledge and tools that contribute to their personal growth and success while supporting our company’s culture of diversity and experimentation. The role the Data team plays at Agoda is critical as business users, product managers, engineers, and many others rely on us to empower their decision making. We are equally dedicated to our customers by improving their search experience with faster results and protecting them from any fraudulent activities. Data is interesting only when you have enough of it, and we have plenty. This is what drives up the challenge as part of the Data department, but also the reward.

The Opportunity

Please note -The role will be based in Bangkok.

We are looking for ambitious and agile data scientists that would like to seize the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging productive machine learning and big data platforms worldwide, processing some 600B events every day and making some 5B predictions.

As part of the Data Science and Machine Learning (AI/ML) team you will be exposed to real-world challenges such as: dynamic pricing, predicting customer intents in real time, ranking search results to maximize lifetime value, classifying and deep learning content and personalization signals from unstructured data such as images and text, making personalized recommendations, innovating algorithm-supported promotions and products for supply partners, discovering insights from big data, and innovating the user experience. To tackle these challenges, you will have the opportunity to work on one of the world’s largest ML infrastructure employing dozens of GPUs working in parallel, 30K+ CPU cores and 150TB of memory.

In This Role, You’ll Get to

• Design, code, experiment and implement models and algorithms to maximize customer experience, supply side value, business outcomes, and infrastructure readiness
• Mine a big data of hundreds of millions of customers and more than 600M daily user generated events, supplier and pricing data, and discover actionable insights to drive improvements and innovation
• Work with developers and a variety of business owners to deliver daily results with the best quality
• Research discover and harness new ideas that can make a difference
  
  

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• 4+ years hands-on data science experience
• Excellent understanding of AI/ML/DL and Statistics, as well as coding proficiency using related open source libraries and frameworks
• Significant proficiency in SQL and languages like Python, PySpark and/or Scala
• Can lead, work independently as well as play a key role in a team
• Good communication and interpersonal skills for working in a multicultural work environment
  
  

It’s Great if You Have

• PhD or MSc in Computer Science / Operations Research / Statistics or other quantitative fields
• Experience in NLP, image processing and/or recommendation systems
• Hands on experience in data engineering, working with big data framework like Spark/Hadoop
• Experience in data science for e-commerce and/or OTA
  
  

We welcome both local and international applications for this role. Full visa sponsorship and relocation assistance available for eligible candidates.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.

We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our privacy policy .

Disclaimer

We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.

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