Data Scientist Statistics

Kobler makes around a hundred million bids each month, and plans to increase that number significantly. Since our beliefs about the current state of any auction is constantly changing, we believe our problems are very well suited for Bayesian statistics. We are looking for someone who enjoys deep dives into statistical analysis. Someone who wants to be a specialist in his or her domain.

We offer a range of different options to fill the position, see at the end for details.

As our Data scientist you will

• Do statistical analysis on how we are bidding and suggest improvements

• Code and test the changes we want to implement in the bidding algorithm

• Measure any change we make in carefully controlled experiments

• Contribute to the pipelines, validation and reporting of our bidding algorithm

• Contribute on statistical analysis in other domains, especially A/B-testing and related performance analysis

• Be part of a collaborative environment. Be a discussion partner, do code reviews, transfer knowledge and help your colleagues succeed

Qualifications

The key qualification we are looking for is strong skills in statistics or probability, preferably Bayesian statistics.

It is a plus (but not required) if you:

• Have experience with working on real time data

• Have experience from A/B testing

• Are used to working in team based environments with version control and code reviews

• Have strong programming skills, in particular in Python or Java

• Experience with machine learning in production

• Are familiar with SQL

• Have experience with cloud based solutions (especially AWS)

• Have experience on bidding in industries such as fintech, adtech or real time auctions

Hiring options

(1) Permanent hire in Oslo or

(2) Permanent remote hire in Norway, Sweden or the Netherlands (*) or

(3) Long term engagement for independent contractors in the EU (*)

*) With the potential to relocate for a local hire in Oslo.

Interested?

Please submit your updated CV with subject "Data Scientist Statistics" to work@kobler.no
Feel free to contact Steffen Sjursen. for any questions related to the position.