Data Scientist - AOL - Paris - france -April 2016

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Job description

To stay at the forefront of innovation, AlephD is growing its data-science team. If you are a skilled data-scientist with strong mathematical background and a taste for implementing new ideas to solve real-life problems, join our team and help build great real-time, online-learning and big data solutions.

We are looking for professionals that enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where quantum physics nerds, functional programming geeks and visionary business guys design the future of ad-tech.
You will work in the R&D team in close collaboration with the IT team and the product guys to build awesome real-time + big-data algos to power AlephD products.
You will be in charge of the follow-up and evaluation of existing algos and propose improvements and new approaches.
You will provide expertise and technical leadership in mathematical modelling, statistics, machine-learning and algorithm design for big-data or real-time processing.
You will take part in the design of new algos.
You will contribute to the toolset of the team, building machine learning libraries, coding or testing frameworks.
You will take part in the design of some data-viz aspects of our products.
You will help foster a culture of best practice in data-science.
You will participate to the scientific communication efforts of AlephD.
According to your taste you will manage some development projects.

Compétences et expérience souhaitées

You have a MS degree or PhD from a top-notch institution in a field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, quantitative Economics or Finance; or you have a track record proving similar skills.

Commercial professional experience in data-science ideally using Hadoop or Spark.
You have a strong taste for statistical modelling and data analysis.
You have good communication skills and can expose complex technical problems with ease.
You have some experience coding in 2 of the following languages: Java, Python, C/C++, Scala, R, in a Unix-like environment.
You speak English and ideally also French.
You are eligible to work in France.

Additional Information

EEO/AA Women, Minorities, Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities Employer: AOL offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including 401(k) match and performance bonus. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or other protected category.