You will develop the data extraction and processing mechanisms inside our big data infrastructure (Spark, Cassandra), that currently supports the processing of 6GB of data every minute. Your mission will be to improve the overall quality, width and depth of the data collected on companies worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Mine and analyze data from across the web.
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to text datasets.
• Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize data extraction and data quality at ingestion and post-processing.
• Develop the company's A/B data testing framework and test the quality of the data continuously.
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.
• Prototype quickly to solve thorny use cases, without getting stuck in theory, as we're prone to shipping early and often.
• Write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
• Identify areas of opportunity and improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience using statistical computer languages, preferably Scala (or R, Python, SQL etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from (very!) large datasets.
• Experience working with and creating data architectures (Spark, Cassandra).
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications.
• Any knowledge of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks is a big plus.

What's in it for you

• Pioneering work at the forefront of Big Data, Infrastructure and Machine Learning that sometimes means relying on academic papers as our only formal guiding tools in moving onwards.
• The chance to shape an original product in a fast growing company, backed by VC investors.
• A merit-based, no BS, value-oriented and particularly collaborative work environment.
• Fair compensation, ESOP and upward salary growth based on performance.
• Groundbreaking professional challenges and the autonomy to try stuff for the very first time, no matter how experienced you are.
• The promise to use the right tool for the job to be able to channel your efforts on what can’t be compensated for — the best use of your skills and abilities.
• The space to try new things out (your way) paired with the freedom to make reasoned decisions and own them.

What we expect from you in return

• High speed and uncompromising quality in your work.
• A growth mindset, able to capitalize on unprecedented contexts through your skills and abilities.
• An appetite to grapple with a variety of technical challenges.
• The ability to quickly and effectively evaluate technical tradeoffs and translate them into relevant scenarios.
• Consistent performance over time coordinated with a matching set of values.
• Strong problem solving skills that enhance the way you deal with the tension between brief and shipping.
• Aversion to the idea of any customer or colleague struggling with what you delivered.
• High tolerance for ambiguity, marked by your ambition to push forward with incomplete information.
• Resilience, especially in front of failure, that is always paired with pioneering work.

Recruitment process

• An assignment
• 2 discussions, one of which is face to face and includes a live task

We need people who are zealous about revolutionary technology, highly collaborative work and raising the bar on our product as it is unfolding. If you're excited about our mission, but don't yet meet 100% of the qualifications above, we still encourage you to apply.