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Data Science7 days agoOn-site

The Trade Desk

Staff Applied Scientist

machine learningdeep learningforecastingPyTorchTensorFlowPythonSparkEMRDatabricksdata sciencemodel evaluationmodel monitoring

Key details

Salary

$137K – $252K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

Bellevue, United States

Full job description

The Trade Desk seeks a senior Applied Scientist to develop and apply forecasting models using ML and deep learning to support advertising campaign lifecycle. Responsibilities include end-to-end model development, signal collection, feature engineering, model evaluation, deployment, and collaboration with engineering and downstream teams. Candidates should have 8+ years (BS/MS) or 6+ years (PhD) experience in data science or ML roles, proficiency in Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, and experience with distributed computing clusters such as EMR or Databricks. Strong communication skills and a data-driven mindset are required. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid time off, stock-based compensation, and employee stock purchase plan. Salary range is $137,300 to $251,800 USD.

What you'll do

  • Develop ML/deep learning based models end-to-end for forecasting needs throughout advertising campaign lifecycle
  • Work on signal collection, feature construction, model evaluation and monitoring
  • Collaborate with engineering team on signal collection pipeline, model training, deployment and monitoring
  • Collaborate with downstream teams to understand forecasting needs and design appropriate models
  • Design offline and online model success metrics and use data to drive iterative model improvement

Requirements

  • Proficient in machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL)
  • Hands-on development of ML and DL solutions using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms
  • Deep understanding of statistics and ML/DL models
  • Experience building deep learning models at large scale
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, and product managers
  • Familiarity with forecasting domain and application experience
  • Knowledge in privacy safe measurement and data storage is a plus
  • Data-driven mindset and ability to innovate in model development
  • BS/MS with 8+ years or PhD with 6+ years experience in DS or ML role involving product lifecycle from ideation to production
  • Experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow preferred
  • Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders
  • Experience running heavy workloads on distributed computing clusters (EMR or Databricks) preferred
  • Proficient in Python; strong Spark skills are a plus

Tech stack

machine learningdeep learningPyTorchTensorFlowPythonSparkEMRDatabricks

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependentsRetirement benefits including 401k plan and company matchShort and long-term disability coverageBasic life insuranceWell-being benefitsTuition reimbursement for certain expensesParental leaveSick time of 1 hour per 30 hours workedVacation time up to 120 hours in first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEligibility for stock-based compensation grantsVariable compensation-based incentives and commissionsEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchase

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