Data Scientist

Job Title: Software Engineer III

Job ID 68463-1

Location: US Remote - MPK onsite preferred

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 5-6 Months Contract

Rate: $85 - 93.24/hr on w2

Please note: No sponsorship will be provided.

No h1b, no c2c.

About the Role

Our mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Through our growing family of apps and services, we are building a different kind of company that helps billions of people around the world connect and share what matters most to them. Whether we are creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at client's are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to make the world more open and accessible. Connecting the world takes every one of us and we are just getting started. We are looking for a Data Scientist to work on our Legal team. You will enjoy working with one of the richest data sets in the world, cutting edge technology, and the ability to see your insights turned into real world impact. The perfect candidate will have a background in a quantitative or technical field, a perfectionist mentality, and will have excellent communication skills. You are focused on accuracy, a self-starter, and have demonstrated success in using analytics to drive understanding and to influence business decisions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collect data from products across the company (Search, messages, Instagram, ads etc.) for use in legal matters
• Automate analyses and author pipelines via SQL and Python based ETL framework
• Build dashboards to bring your pipelines to life for non-technical partners
• Stay up to date on new structured data sources within the Company as they are developed and help non-technical partners understand the use and content of these sources
• Create and maintain internal documentation on pipelines, tools, data sets.
• This is a highly collaborative and cross-functional role:
• Partner with lawyers across the Legal department to understand their data needs
• Partner with economic consultants to develop product and financial models
• Partner with data science teams to ensure accuracy of analyses
• Partner with infrastructure and data engineers to manage large data sets effectively

Must-Have Skills:

• SQL, Excel, and data analysis experience
• Python/R scripting experience
• Experience with distributed computing (Hive/Hadoop)

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• MBA or Masters in a technical discipline
• PHP experience
• Experience working with non-technical partners

Education :

• MBA or Masters in a technical disciplin

Interview Process: 2 rounds total

• 1st round: Technical
• 2nd round: Behavioral

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.