Senior Data Scientist

Who we are

At Car Gurus (NASDAQ: CARG), our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination. We started as a small team of developers determined to bring trust and transparency to car shopping. Since then, our history of innovation and go-to-market acceleration has driven industry-leading growth. In fact, we’re the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, and we’ve been profitable for over 15 years.

The market is evolving, and we are too, moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step. That includes everything from the sale of an old car to the financing, purchase, and delivery of a new one. Today, tens of millions of consumers visit  each month, and 30,000 dealerships use our products. But they're not the only ones who love Car Gurus—our employees do, too.

We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry requires fresh and diverse perspectives. Come join us for the ride!

As a member of the Data Science team with a focus on Car Gurus’s international products, the Senior Data Scientist, International will be responsible for implementing, training and testing machine learning models in support of Car Gurus’s fastest growing markets in the UK and Canada. Potential areas of support and ownership include Search Ranking, Recommendations, and Instant Market Value algorithms.

• Partner with product and engineering teams in Car Gurus UK and Canada to understand their product requirements and data assets
• Implement, train, and evaluate machine learning models using Python and AWS Sage Maker.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines to supply training and inference data for models, using SQL and Snowflake.
• Collaborate with engineers to deploy models to production
• Evaluate performance of production-deployed models
• Design A/B tests of the Data Science team’s models and analyze their results
• Communicate solutions to stakeholders through written documentation, demos and presentations, and data visualizations
• Collaborate with other data scientists, machine learning engineers, and business stakeholders to scope, design, and implement machine learning projects

• Curiosity about widely varied datasets and their possibilities for unlocking customer value. Self-motivated to perform exploratory analyses and build proof-of-concept solutions.
• Proven experience turning data into successful products
• Knowledge of standard Machine Learning techniques for supervised and unsupervised learning across structured and unstructured datasets. Comprehensive knowledge of, and real-world experience with, measurement, evaluation, and testing of models.
• Experience deploying and/or maintaining machine learning services in production
• Proficiency in Python or similar languages widely used in the data science community
• Proficiency in SQL
• Ability to communicate technical details and analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Advanced degree (or proven experience) in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or any quantitative science which makes use of advanced data analytics or statistical or machine learning techniques

$144,000 — $181,000 USD

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Individual pay within this range is determined by work location and other factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This annual base salary forms part of a comprehensive Total Rewards Package. In addition to benefits, this role may qualify for discretionary bonuses/incentives and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

We reward our Gurus’ curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving…