Lusha is growing and we are searching for an experienced Data Scientist to join us!

If you are a highly skilled Data Scientist experienced in solving complex business problems using ML and data driven techniques, with a proven track record in owning DS project from planning to production, a strong knowledge of a wide range of relevant SOTA algorithms and technologies in the field, and someone who thrives in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment - continue reading :)

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Data Scientist at Lusha, you will be a pivotal member of the data science team, taking ownership of executing an E2E challenging data science projects in various areas of our product. Additionally, as a Senior Data Scientist, you will strengthen our methodologies, infrastructure and algorithmic approaches.

You will:

• Work against business stakeholders to identify, well define and prioritize business problems to be solved through DS\ML pipelines.
• Dirt your hands with our endless stream of data, doing some real world data science impacting directly and significantly on our core product and user experience.
• Work closely with our big data engineers to build the needed infrastructure and push solutions successfully to production.
• Define success criteria for each goal, build and own the monitoring flow and maintenance plan for each solution.
• Continuously self learn, grow professionally and mentor younger team members on new technologies.

You are:

• A team player. You will collaborate across the data team and with other teams as well
• Autodidact, likes a challenge, motivated
• Ambitious. You are eager to make an impact and lead by example. You want to grow, you thrive in a fast-moving, dynamic, growth environment and are able to operate at the strategic level and the micro-detail to get things right
• Independent. You pick things up quickly and are able to execute independently from ideation to implementation
• Results-driven. You have a can-do approach, drive to exceed your goals
• Data-oriented. You like analyzing and working with data
• Business-oriented You are interested in our business, products and services and know how to translate business needs into ML solutions.
• Organized. You are able to manage highly interdependent, multifaceted projects and keep various work streams on track - even those with many moving parts
• Story Teller. You love and are confident in presenting your results and ideas in a clear and concise way.
• Resilient in Ambiguity. You thrive in fluid situations, discerning and shaping the path forward when things aren't clearly defined.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as an industry data scientist.
• Experience in DL/ML for text analysis\NLP.
• MSc/PhD/equivalent in a relevant field.
• Proficient in the basic data science Python toolbox (Pandas, Scipy, Numpy, Scikit-learn…).
• Proven record of successfully executing E2E data science projects.
• Well acquainted with both classical ML and DL models over a wide range of problems.
• Proven record in presenting your ideas to both colleagues and customers.
• Experiencing working with Big Data processing tools (Spark) - an advantage.
• Familiarity with Databricks ecosystem - nice to have.