Job description
Company at a Glance
OpenX is focused on unleashing the full economic potential of digital media companies. We do this by making digital advertising markets and technologies that are designed to deliver optimal value to publishers and advertisers on every ad served across all screens.
At OpenX, we have built a team that is uniquely experienced in designing and operating high-scale ad marketplaces, and we are constantly on the lookout for thoughtful, creative executors who are as fascinated as we are about finding new ways to apply a blend of market design, technical innovation, operational excellence, and empathetic partner service to the frontiers of digital advertising.
OpenX Technologies, Inc. is looking for a Data Scientist to join our team in the Data Science Org. Our exchange processes hundreds of billions of ad requests daily, resulting in petabytes of new data daily. This data volume demands cutting-edge applications of sophisticated models, deep learning, and novel platforms to function efficiently and provide the best value for our customers. We are looking for data scientists who are experienced with systems that blend deep learning, optimization, and statistical insights to achieve the best possible business outcomes and provide nuanced control over complex processes.
The ideal candidate has a creative mind which they put to use by constructing models tailored for prediction with high dimensionality data sets — we are looking for those who can translate requests from business and product into Data Science / ML problems. They should also be capable of leading and executing on those projects with state-of-the-art advances from the literature while incorporating them into production systems.
If you’re:
Proactive - always seeking a satisfying solution to unexplored questions
Open-minded - happy to give & receive feedback, not afraid to fail and move on
Persistent - exhibit the skills and attitude to lead a project to success as well as how to extract yourself from common pitfalls
Creative - researching and developing a solution to challenging problems with large datasets
We want to talk to you.
What we offer:
- Employment contract (24 437 - 27 300 PLN gross/monthly) OR B2B (190 - 213 PLN net/hourly)
- Working with the newest technologies such as Cloud Computing (GCP)
- Challenges at work that are difficult to find anywhere else!
- Solving important problems in a scale
- Joining a company that is growing and scaling
- Flexible working hours & remote work option
Key Responsibilities
- Extracting data from terabyte-scale datasets and transforming it to compact representations which are amenable to use by a wide variety of models
- Developing and managing ML pipelines to predict and model key components and phenomena in our ad exchange, leveraging these to answer questions and improve performance
- Construction of novel model types and tuning existing models and their products to enhance functionality and drive new developmental features
- Guiding and developing DS / ML projects from inception to production-level deployment while reporting to stakeholders on progress and challenges
- Coordinating with other members of the team to deploy, manage, and synchronize the function of all ML models in production and development
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research or related technical field with 4+ years of relevant experience, or MS with 7+ years of relevant experience
- Fluency in SQL and Python
- Extensive experience with a variety of modeling methodologies, including deep learning and other ML techniques beyond common regression, particularly in the context of tensorflow and its related applications / environment
- Strong track record of nurturing DS / ML projects to maturity with maximal business impact as well as supporting and improving those projects beyond deployment
- Mastery of probability and statistics, especially techniques that scale to massive datasets
- Strong communication and presentation skills — proficient in analysis and summarization of the key points of a data set or experiment result
Desired Characteristics
- Experience working with a cloud platform like GCP / AWS / Azure, with emphasis on GCP and the Tensorflow / Vertex platform
- Familiarity with other programming languages such as Java and Golang
- Experience providing mentorship and guidance to more junior employees
- Experience working in digital media, marketing technology or advertising technology
Our benefits (on employment contract):
- Annual performance bonus
- Tax-deductible system due to copyright protection: 75%
- Private health care for you and your family (covered by OpenX)
- Private life and travel insurance (Covid insurance included)
- MultiKafeteria program
- Training: access to the LinkedIn learning platform and Tech workshops
- Holiday Allowance
- Pension scheme (PPK from PZU)
- Additional paid day off
- Free parking lot
- Access to peer to peer recognition platform
- Monthly work-from-home allowance and one-time payment when you join us to help you set up your home office
- We celebrate team members’ important personal milestones (vouchers, gifts)
Closing from Default - All locations
OpenX VALUES
Our five company values form a solid bedrock serving to define us as a group and guide the company. Our values remind us that how we do things often matters as much as what we do.
WE ARE ONE
We are one team. There are no exceptions. We are a group of strong and diverse individuals unified by a shared mission. We embrace challenges and win together as a team. We respect and care about our colleagues and cultivate an inclusive culture
WE ARE CUSTOMER CENTRIC
We innovate on behalf of our customers. We understand, respect, and listen carefully to our customers. We build great products to solve our customers’ problems. We manage our customers’ expectations clearly and honestly. We are a trusted partner to all of our customers - we act with integrity at all times. We care.
OPENX IS OURS
We are all owners of OpenX
We all have a voice to improve OpenX
We stake our personal and professional reputations on the excellence of our work
We are not interested in just “doing our jobs”; we take ownership to drive results
WE ARE AN OPEN BOOK
We understand and respect what each of us does. We are eager to teach and share what we know with others, both internally and externally. We are eager to learn from others and we ask questions internally and externally.
WE EVOLVE FAST
We take responsible risks and own and learn from our mistakes. We recognize and repeat success. We actively seek out and provide constructive feedback. We adapt quickly and embrace change. We tackle growth and learning with real urgency. We are endlessly curious.
OpenX TRAITS
Our three traits capture what makes a great team member at OpenX.
HUMBLE
Ideal team players are humble and demonstrate integrity. They put the team’s success above their own, share credit generously, and value collective achievements. They are self-assured, open to coaching, and committed to continuous learning.
DRIVEN
Ideal team players are results-driven and motivated. They are curious, always seeking more to do, learn, and take on. As proactive problem-solvers, they take initiative without needing external motivation. They continuously think about the next steps and opportunities for improvement.
SMART
Ideal team players are smart and possess the intellectual acumen to understand the complexities of our organization and industry. They are interpersonally intelligent, good communicators, and exemplify sound judgment in their interactions across the company to foster a collaborative environment.
OpenX is committed to equal employment opportunities.
It is a fundamental principle at OpenX not to discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, gender identity/transgender status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, and other protected characteristic as established by law.
OpenX Applicant Privacy Policy
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Effective Date: November 21, 2024
