Data Scientist

Who We Are:

TickPick is a fast-growing technology company that is reshaping the secondary ticket marketplace. Through a combination of software development, product innovation, and best-in-class customer experience, we have saved our customers over $60 million in service fees.

Since our launch in 2011, we have sold over $1 billion in tickets, and for the last five years, TickPick has been named a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 award winner and has landed on lists of Inc. 5000's and Crain's New York Business' Fast 50.

If you are passionate about solving complex problems and want to see your skills and experience have a direct impact on a fast-growing company, TickPick is the place for you. We are building a diverse team, committed to providing the most innovative, transparent, and cost-effective ticket marketplace in the industry.

Who You Are:

We’re looking for a Data Scientist to help our marketplace business continue to innovate and grow. An ideal candidate will have professional experience building machine learning models that are used to predict business outcomes, such as customer propensity to spend, churn prediction, price forecasting, or other relevant areas.

You should have a curious mind and an interest in how a marketplace business optimizes its growth, with a vision for how to ensure innovation, transparency, and cost-effectiveness at scale. If you are looking to join a growing team within a growing company that’s making data a priority, this is the role for you. You’ll have the opportunity to touch many aspects of the business.

Core Responsibilities:

• Support the organization as we experiment with new product features and strategies, helping to forecast and understand the impact of these changes.
• Collaborate with product and development teams to identify opportunities to incorporate a data science approach to product / feature development.
• Assist with analysis of large volumes of transactional data to identify opportunities to create efficient, transparent, and low-cost marketplace interactions that drive growth.

Requirements

• BA/BS in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Data Science.
• 3+ years of experience with machine learning models including development, version control, and deployment/serving of models in Databricks.
• Experience working with platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks SQL, and Azure SQL.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages, such as Python.
• Strong planning, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Strongly Desired Attributes:

• Interest in marketplace businesses.
• Experience working with data modeling software and on teams with data modelers.
• Experience using analytical approaches to problem-solving with large volumes of data.

Benefits

• A hybrid in-office approach, enabling remote work a portion of each week
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan Contribution (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Training & Development
• $100 Monthly Stipend to Attend Live Events
• Employee Outings
• Free Lunch & Snacks

The estimated pay range for this role, based in New York City, is $105,000 - $135,000. This role will be eligible to participate in our company's equity program. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits, and other reward opportunities we provide.

Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

The range above is for the expectations as laid out in the job description. However, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate

Diversity at TickPick:

At TickPick, we know that diversity of all types, in an environment that pursues equity and inclusion, strengthens our organization's culture. When our employees are representative of the communities we serve, with diversity in demographics and a broad set of backgrounds, we provide a superior experience for both our customers and our employees. Fostering an open and supportive environment where our employees are empowered and encouraged to bring their whole selves to the table enables TickPick to thrive. The diverse approaches and collaborative problem-solving that result enable us to provide an innovative, nimble, and creative marketplace for our customers and sellers. This belief is central to who we are and what we do, and we are proud of it.

TickPick, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law.