Data Scientist I

Location:

Dallas, TX (Hybrid Work Schedule – at least 2 days per week in the office, 2 to 3 days remote).Must be local OR willing to relocate at your own cost.

Overview:

• Leading AI-driven Global Supply Chain Solutions Software Product Company and one of Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work”
• Seeking an astute individual that has a strong technical foundation with the additional ability to be hands-on with the broader engineering team as part of the development/deployment cycle, and deep knowledge of industry best practices, Data Science and Machine Learning experience with the ability to implement them working with both the platform, and the product teams.

Scope:

• Our machine learning platform ingests data in real time, processes information from millions of retail items to serve deep learning models and produces billions of predictions on a daily basis.
• Blue Yonder Data Science and Machine Learning team works closely with sales, product and engineering teams to design and implement the next generation of retail solutions. Data Science team members are tasked with turning both small, sparse and massive data into actionable insights with measurable improvements to the customer bottom line.

What You Will Do:

• You serve as a specialist in the engineering team, implementing Machine Learning models by procuring data from platform, client, and public data sources.
• Implementing data enrichment and cleansing routines.
• Implementing features, preparing modelling data sets, feature selection, etc.
• Evaluating candidate models, selecting, and reporting on test performance of final one
• Ensuring proper runtime deployment of models, and
• Implementing runtime monitoring of model inputs and performance in order to ensure continued model stability.
• Work with product, sales and engineering teams helping shape up the final solution.
• Use data to understand patterns, come up with and test hypothesis; iterate.
• Help prepare sales materials, estimate hardware requirements, etc.
• Attend client meetings, online and onsite, to discuss new and current functionality

Our current technical environment:

• Software: Python 3.0
• Frameworks/Others: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Big Query/Snowflake, Apache Beam, Apache Spark, Kubeflow, Dataflow, Databricks, Kubernetes, Kafka, Pub/Sub, and Flask.
• Application Architecture: Scalable, Resilient, Reactive, event driven, secure multi-tenant Microservices architecture.
• Cloud: Google Cloud and/or Azure.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields.  Master’s Degree highly preferred. 
• Minimum 1 to 2 years of professional work experience with Python programming, including a strong grasp of data structures.
• Experience working with at least 2 of following frameworks and libraries: Pandas, NumPy, Keras, TensorFlow, Jupyter, Matplotlib etc.
• Solid understanding of Data Science and DL (Deep Learning) foundations.
• Experience in any database query language, SQL preferred.
• Knowledge of Big Data tech such as Snowflake, Apache Beam/Spark/Flink, and Databricks. etc.
• Experience working with any of the major cloud platforms, preferably Azure and/or GCP.
• Reasonable knowledge of modern software development tools, and respective best practices, such as Git, Jenkins, Docker, Jira, etc.
• Familiarity with deep learning, NLP, reinforcement learning, combinatorial optimization etc.
• Provable experience guiding junior data scientists in official or unofficial settings.
• Desired knowledge of Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, etc.

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The salary range for this position is $85,788 - $108,212.

The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data.  Minimums and maximums may vary based on location.  Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors.  In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.

At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes: 

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision 

• 401K with Matching 

• Flexible Time Off 

• Corporate Fitness Program 

• A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more

At Blue Yonder, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. We understand that your career search may look different than others, and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.

Our Values

If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.