Senior Data Scientist (Algorithm Development) at Unacast · Remote (United States)
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Agile
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SQL
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ArcGIS
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AWS
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5+ years of experience
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Languages: English
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Strong proficiency in Python and relevant libraries.
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You have demonstrated experience collecting, cleaning, and transforming data to meet project needs, including implementing frameworks and li
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You are well versed in Microsoft Excel and analysis in general and are also versed in statistical analysis.
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Excellent communication and presentation skills with fluency in English, with the ability to translate complex data insights into actionable
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Why they ask: Rigour.
How to answer: Metric choice, baselines, offline vs online tests.
Why they ask: Communication.
How to answer: Problem, approach, impact, limits.
Why they ask: Snowflake is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
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Why they ask: SQL is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: Opener to see how you frame your story.
How to answer: Two minutes: current role, one achievement that matches this job, why this company now.
Why they ask: Checks ownership and depth.
How to answer: Use situation, action, result. Quantify the result.
Why they ask: Tests accountability and learning.
How to answer: Pick a real failure, own your part, show the fix and what changed afterwards.
Why they ask: Checks judgement under pressure.
How to answer: Describe a concrete framework and one example of a trade-off you made.
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