Machine Learning Engineer/Data Scientist - Ads Targeting amp Modeling

Profile

Who we are:

Our mission is to provide tools that enable advertisers to reach niche interest groups and personas that resonate with their business. We accomplish this by leveraging machine learning to infer user attributes such as demographics and interests. Advertisers can then use these attributes to specify the type of person their advertisement should target.

What you will do:

Apply the latest machine learning algorithms for image and video classification, tagging, entity resolution, and topic modeling.

Who you are:

You’re a machine learning engineer with an interest in applications to image and video modeling.

Requirements:

BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, data mining, machine learning, information retrieval, recommendation systems, natural language processing, statistics, math, engineering, operations research, or other quantitative discipline; or equivalent work experience

4 years industry experience

Skilled in using various machine learning algorithms for classification and regression

Fluent in one or more object oriented languages like Java, Scala, C#, C

Experience with Spark, Hadoop, Pig or other MapReduce-based architectures

Knowledgeable of core CS concepts such as: common data structures and algorithms.

Comfortable conducting design and code reviews.

Experienced in operating Linux-based systems.

Passionate about working with large unstructured and structured data sets

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse Twitter. Twitter is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.

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Company info

Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Website : http://www.dfj.com

Company Profile
DFJ backs extraordinary entrepreneurs who set out to change the world. DFJ is a venture capital firm that was founded in 1985. DFJ has backed more than 400 companies in enterprise, software, mobile, cleantech, energy, health care, and other disruptive categories. DFJ's team operates across the globe and specializes in many industries and geographies. DFJ works with companies in seed, early, and growth stages