Actif.ai, Inc.
Data Scientist - All Experience Levels at Actif.ai, Inc. Washington DC
Actif.ai, Inc., Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Data Scientist - All Experience Levels
Actif.ai, Inc. is seeking experienced data scientists. The Data Scientist will participate as a key team member in envisioning, designing, coding, testing, and improving the algorithms that are central to our mission as a company. They will work in continual collaboration with software engineers and partner company stakeholders. About Actifai
Actifai is an artificial intelligence company. We help clients—primarily those in the cable and telecom industry—optimize their high value, high leverage decisions, including customer acquisition, retention, and development (upsells/cross-sells). Actifai is part of Foundry.ai, a technology fund/studio that creates AI software companies in partnership with large global enterprises. Foundry’s operating companies focus on practical applications of AI that drive immediate, measurable, and recurring improvements to financial performance. Foundry is backed by approximately $100MM in capital from leading private equity and venture capital partners. The Position
The Data Scientist will participate as a key team member in envisioning, designing, coding, testing, and improving the algorithms that are central to our mission as a company. They will work in continual collaboration with software engineers and partner company stakeholders. Some key challenges will include: identifying external datasets and developing API or other methods for accessing them; self-educating on methods for modeling end-user behavior in various contexts; designing experiments to answer targeted questions; teaming with developers to embed algorithms in applications; understanding business economics, user motivation, and other contextual information to guide analytical trade-offs, with a focus on a “minimum viable algorithm” followed by intensive, iterative improvement; writing code that builds new companies and products. Responsibilities Envision, design, code, test, and improve algorithms central to Actifai’s mission. Collaborate with software engineers and partner stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle. Identify external datasets and develop API or other access methods for them. Self-educate on existing methods for modeling end-user behavior or develop new methods when necessary. Design experiments to answer targeted questions and guide analytical trade-offs. Work with developers to embed algorithms in applications and understand business economics and user motivation to inform decisions. Aim for a minimum viable algorithm and drive intensive, iterative improvement. Write code that contributes to building new companies and products. Qualifications Entry level: Comfortable with scripting languages and relational or NoSQL databases. Familiar with general-purpose machine learning methods (e.g., regression, decision trees, neural networks, Bayesian networks) and able to self-teach new methods. Passionate about using data to drive strategy and business recommendations. Ability to crunch numbers and think strategically; fast-paced, prioritized decision maker; self-starter. Strong communication skills for delivering findings to businesspeople and discussing ML specifications with engineers. Senior candidates: demonstrated ML impact on novel problems; multi-month work planning; broad data science/software engineering skills; exceptional computational or business background; advanced degrees (PhD) preferred. Academic qualifications: strong CS, math, science or similar degree; PhD applicants actively considered. Benefits and Culture Actifai offers a competitive compensation package, including equity, employer-covered health/vision/dental insurance (with an optional FSA), and 401k matching. Employees receive a generous PTO allowance and can work both remotely and from our office in downtown Washington, D.C. Successful candidates will join a small team of ambitious, supportive coworkers with opportunities to take on responsibilities beyond their role. For additional information on benefits and what it’s like to work at Actifai, please visit actif.ai/careers. Interview Process Actifai interviews share features with other technical hiring processes and include differences such as case-study questions. Case studies are open-ended business problems requiring prioritization and structured discussion. Our process is designed to assess problem solving, quantitative thinking, and collaboration within a team. #J-18808-Ljbffr Actif.ai, Inc. Job Tags
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Actif.ai, Inc. is seeking experienced data scientists. The Data Scientist will participate as a key team member in envisioning, designing, coding, testing, and improving the algorithms that are central to our mission as a company. They will work in continual collaboration with software engineers and partner company stakeholders. About Actifai
Actifai is an artificial intelligence company. We help clients—primarily those in the cable and telecom industry—optimize their high value, high leverage decisions, including customer acquisition, retention, and development (upsells/cross-sells). Actifai is part of Foundry.ai, a technology fund/studio that creates AI software companies in partnership with large global enterprises. Foundry’s operating companies focus on practical applications of AI that drive immediate, measurable, and recurring improvements to financial performance. Foundry is backed by approximately $100MM in capital from leading private equity and venture capital partners. The Position
The Data Scientist will participate as a key team member in envisioning, designing, coding, testing, and improving the algorithms that are central to our mission as a company. They will work in continual collaboration with software engineers and partner company stakeholders. Some key challenges will include: identifying external datasets and developing API or other methods for accessing them; self-educating on methods for modeling end-user behavior in various contexts; designing experiments to answer targeted questions; teaming with developers to embed algorithms in applications; understanding business economics, user motivation, and other contextual information to guide analytical trade-offs, with a focus on a “minimum viable algorithm” followed by intensive, iterative improvement; writing code that builds new companies and products. Responsibilities Envision, design, code, test, and improve algorithms central to Actifai’s mission. Collaborate with software engineers and partner stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle. Identify external datasets and develop API or other access methods for them. Self-educate on existing methods for modeling end-user behavior or develop new methods when necessary. Design experiments to answer targeted questions and guide analytical trade-offs. Work with developers to embed algorithms in applications and understand business economics and user motivation to inform decisions. Aim for a minimum viable algorithm and drive intensive, iterative improvement. Write code that contributes to building new companies and products. Qualifications Entry level: Comfortable with scripting languages and relational or NoSQL databases. Familiar with general-purpose machine learning methods (e.g., regression, decision trees, neural networks, Bayesian networks) and able to self-teach new methods. Passionate about using data to drive strategy and business recommendations. Ability to crunch numbers and think strategically; fast-paced, prioritized decision maker; self-starter. Strong communication skills for delivering findings to businesspeople and discussing ML specifications with engineers. Senior candidates: demonstrated ML impact on novel problems; multi-month work planning; broad data science/software engineering skills; exceptional computational or business background; advanced degrees (PhD) preferred. Academic qualifications: strong CS, math, science or similar degree; PhD applicants actively considered. Benefits and Culture Actifai offers a competitive compensation package, including equity, employer-covered health/vision/dental insurance (with an optional FSA), and 401k matching. Employees receive a generous PTO allowance and can work both remotely and from our office in downtown Washington, D.C. Successful candidates will join a small team of ambitious, supportive coworkers with opportunities to take on responsibilities beyond their role. For additional information on benefits and what it’s like to work at Actifai, please visit actif.ai/careers. Interview Process Actifai interviews share features with other technical hiring processes and include differences such as case-study questions. Case studies are open-ended business problems requiring prioritization and structured discussion. Our process is designed to assess problem solving, quantitative thinking, and collaboration within a team. #J-18808-Ljbffr Actif.ai, Inc. Job Tags
Work at office Immediate start Remote work #J-18808-Ljbffr