Hiring for Data Engineer - Ecommerce

Sizzle is an exciting new startup that’s changing the world of gaming.  At Sizzle, we’re building AI to automate gaming highlights, directly from Twitch and YouTube streams. We’re looking for a superstar engineer that is well versed with computer vision and AI technologies around image and video analysis.  

You will be responsible for:

• Developing computer vision algorithms to detect key moments within popular online games
• Leveraging baseline technologies such as TensorFlow, OpenCV, and others -- and building models on top of them
• Building neural network (CNN) architectures for image and video analysis, as it pertains to popular games
• Specifying exact requirements for training data sets, and working with analysts to create the data sets
• Training final models, including techniques such as transfer learning, data augmentation, etc. to optimize models for use in a production environment
• Working with back-end engineers to get all of the detection algorithms into production, to automate the highlight creation

You should have the following qualities:

• Solid understanding of computer vision and AI frameworks and algorithms, especially pertaining to image and video analysis
• Experience using Python, TensorFlow, OpenCV and other computer vision tools
• Understand common computer vision object detection models in use today e.g. Inception, R-CNN, Yolo, MobileNet SSD, etc.
• Demonstrated understanding of various algorithms for image and video analysis, such as CNNs, LSTM for motion and inter-frame analysis, and others
• Familiarity with AWS environments
• Excited about working in a fast-changing startup environment
• Willingness to learn rapidly on the job, try different things, and deliver results
• Ideally a gamer or someone interested in watching gaming content online

Skills:

Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Neural Networks, TensorFlow, OpenCV, AWS, Python

Seniority: We are open to junior or senior engineers. We're more interested in the proper skillsets.

Salary: Will be commensurate with experience. 

Who Should Apply:

If you have the right experience, regardless of your seniority, please apply. However, if you don't have AI or computer vision experience, please do not apply.

• 3+ years of Experience majoring in applying AI/ML/ NLP / deep learning / data-driven statistical analysis & modelling solutions.
• Programming skills in Python, knowledge in Statistics.
• Hands-on experience developing supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms (regression, decision trees/random forest, neural networks, feature selection/reduction, clustering, parameter tuning, etc.). Familiarity with reinforcement learning is highly desirable.
• Experience in the financial domain and familiarity with financial models are highly desirable.
• Experience in image processing and computer vision.
• Experience working with building data pipelines.
• Good understanding of Data preparation, Model planning, Model training, Model validation, Model deployment and performance tuning.
• Should have hands on experience with some of these methods: Regression, Decision Trees,CART, Random Forest, Boosting, Evolutionary Programming, Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, Ensemble Methods, Association Rules, Principal Component Analysis, Clustering, ArtificiAl Intelligence
• Should have experience in using larger data sets using Postgres Database. 

 

Technical Knowledge (Must Have)

• Strong experience in SQL / HiveQL/ AWS Athena,
• Strong expertise in the development of data pipelines (snaplogic is preferred).
• Design, Development, Deployment and administration of data processing applications.
• Good Exposure towards AWS and Azure Cloud computing environments.
• Knowledge around BigData, AWS Cloud Architecture, Best practices, Securities, Governance, Metadata Management, Data Quality etc.
• Data extraction through various firm sources (RDBMS, Unstructured Data Sources) and load to datalake with all best practices.
• Knowledge in Python
• Good knowledge in NoSQL technologies (Neo4J/ MongoDB)
• Experience/knowledge in SnapLogic (ETL Technologies)
• Working knowledge on Unix (AIX, Linux), shell scripting
• Experience/knowledge in Data Modeling. Database Development
• Experience/knowledge creation of reports and dashboards in Tableau/ PowerBI

2+ years of Analytics with predominant experience in SQL, SAS, Statistics, R , Python, Visualization
Experienced in writing complex SQL select queries (window functions & CTE’s) with advanced SQL experience
Should be an individual contributor for initial few months based on project movement team will be aligned
Strong in querying logic and data interpretation
Solid communication and articulation skills
Able to handle stakeholders independently with less interventions of reporting manager
Develop strategies to solve problems in logical yet creative ways
Create custom reports and presentations accompanied by strong data visualization and storytelling

Key deliverables for the Data Science Engineer would be to help us discover the information hidden in vast amounts of data, and help us make smarter decisions to deliver even better products. Your primary focus will be on applying data mining techniques, doing statistical analysis, and building high-quality prediction systems integrated with our products.

What will you do?

• You will be building and deploying ML models to solve specific business problems related to NLP, computer vision, and fraud detection.
• You will be constantly assessing and improving the model using techniques like Transfer learning
• You will identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes along with undertaking pre-processing of structured and unstructured data
• You will own the complete ML pipeline - data gathering/labeling, cleaning, storage, modeling, training/testing, and deployment.
• Assessing the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Building predictive models and machine-learning algorithms to apply to data sets.
• Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models and monitor outcomes.
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• Presenting information using data visualization techniques and proposing solutions and strategies to business challenges

We would love to hear from you if :

• You have 2+ years of experience as a software engineer at a SaaS or technology company
• Demonstrable hands-on programming experience with Python/R Data Science Stack
• Ability to design and implement workflows of Linear and Logistic Regression, Ensemble Models (Random Forest, Boosting) using R/Python
• Familiarity with Big Data Platforms (Databricks, Hadoop, Hive), AWS Services (AWS, Sagemaker, IAM, S3, Lambda Functions, Redshift, Elasticsearch)
• Experience in Probability and Statistics, ability to use ideas of Data Distributions, Hypothesis Testing and other Statistical Tests.
• Demonstrable competency in Data Visualisation using the Python/R Data Science Stack.
• Preferable Experience Experienced in web crawling and data scraping
• Strong experience in NLP. Worked on libraries such as NLTK, Spacy, Pattern, Gensim etc.
• Experience with text mining, pattern matching and fuzzy matching

Why Tartan?

• Brand new Macbook
• Stock Options
• Health Insurance
• Unlimited Sick Leaves
• Passion Fund (Invest in yourself or your passion project)
• Wind Down

Games24x7 was one of the first entrants in the gaming industry in 2006, when India started showing the first signs of promise for online gaming. We turned profitable by 2010 in just four years and grew 200x in the next decade. We are a technology powered analytics and data science company that happens to love games!
In 2018-19, the mobile games market in India generated over $600 million in revenues. With close to 450 people in its Mumbai and Bangalore offices, Games24x7 is India’s largest mobile games business today and is very well positioned to become the 800-pound gorilla of what will be a $2 billion market by 2022. While Games24x7 continues to invest aggressively in its India centric mobile games, it is also diversifying its business by investing in international gaming and other tech opportunities.

Summary of Role
Position/Role Description :
The candidate will be part of a team managing databases (MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra) and will be involved in designing, configuring and maintaining databases.
Job Responsibilities:
• Complete involvement in the database requirement starting from the design phase for every project.
• Deploying required database assets on production (DDL, DML)
• Good understanding of MySQL Replication (Master-slave, Master-Master, GTID-based)
• Understanding of MySQL partitioning.
• A better understanding of MySQL logs and Configuration.
• Ways to schedule backup and restoration.
• Good understanding of MySQL versions and their features.
• Good understanding of InnoDB-Engine.
• Exploring ways to optimize the current environment and also lay a good platform for new projects.
• Able to understand and resolve any database related production outages.

Job Requirements:
• BE/B.Tech from a reputed institute
• Experience in python scripting.
• Experience in shell scripting.
• General understanding of system hardware.
• Experience in MySQL is a must.
• Experience in MongoDB, Cassandra, Graph db will be preferred.
• Experience with Pecona MySQL tools.
• 6 - 8 years of experience.

Job Location: Bengaluru

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Experience

Experience Range

5 Years - 10 Years

Function

Information Technology

Desired Skills

Must have Skills:  SQL Hard Skills for a Data Warehouse Developer:   Hands-on experience with ETL tools e.g., DataStage, Informatica, Pentaho, Talend Sound knowledge of SQL Experience with SQL databases such as Oracle, DB2, and SQL Experience using Data Warehouse platforms e.g., SAP, Birst Experience designing, developing, and implementing Data Warehouse solutions Project management and system development methodology Ability to proactively research solutions and best practice   Soft Skills for Data Warehouse Developers:   Excellent Analytical skills Excellent verbal and written communications Strong organization skills Ability to work on a team, as well as independently

• Research and develop statistical learning models for data analysis
• Collaborate with product management and engineering departments to understand company needs and devise possible solutions
• Keep up-to-date with latest technology trends
• Communicate results and ideas to key decision makers
• Implement new statistical or other mathematical methodologies as needed for specific models or analysis
• Optimize joint development efforts through appropriate database use and project design

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Applied Math or equivalent fields with strong mathematical background
• Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, including clustering, anomaly detection, optimization, neural network etc
• 3+ years experiences building data science-driven solutions including data collection, feature selection, model training, post-deployment validation
• Strong hands-on coding skills (preferably in Python) processing large-scale data set and developing machine learning models
• Familiar with one or more machine learning or statistical modeling tools such as Numpy, ScikitLearn, MLlib, Tensorflow
• Good team worker with excellent communication skills written, verbal and presentation

Desired Experience:

• Experience with AWS, S3, Flink, Spark, Kafka, Elastic Search
• Knowledge and experience with NLP technology
• Previous work in a start-up environment

Primary Responsibilities:
• Responsible for developing and maintaining applications with PySpark
• Contribute to the overall design and architecture of the application developed and deployed.
• Performance Tuning wrt to executor sizing and other environmental parameters, code optimization, partitions tuning, etc.
• Interact with business users to understand requirements and troubleshoot issues.
• Implement Projects based on functional specifications.


Must-Have Skills:

• Good experience in Pyspark - Including Dataframe core functions and Spark SQL
• Good customer communication.
• Good Analytical skills

Strong exposure in ETL / Big Data / Talend / Hadoop / Spark / Hive / Pig

To be considered as a candidate for a Senior Data Engineer position, a person must have a proven track record of architecting data solutions on current and advanced technical platforms. They must have leadership abilities to lead a team providing data centric solutions with best practices and modern technologies in mind. They look to build collaborative relationships across all levels of the business and the IT organization. They possess analytic and problem-solving skills and have the ability to research and provide appropriate guidance for synthesizing complex information and extract business value. Have the intellectual curiosity and ability to deliver solutions with creativity and quality. Effectively work with business and customers to obtain business value for the requested work. Able to communicate technical results to both technical and non-technical users using effective story telling techniques and visualizations. Demonstrated ability to perform high quality work with innovation both independently and collaboratively.