Data Scientist III

Expedia is the global leader in travel. From the practical matters of booking flights, cars, hotels, packages, local activities, or vacation rentals to the realization of dreams and bucket lists, we cover the entire breadth of this deep and varied relationship. We team up with our partners to provide outstanding offers to our customers. Some of our partners are huge brands, and some are individuals with a studio apartment to rent. Our customers are diverse, and we seek to deliver value and a great experience. Our technical challenges are endlessly complex and yet meaningful and exciting.

As a Data Scientist, you will join the core data science team that powers marketplace design and yield management for Expedia Group (Expedia, Hotels.com, VRBO, Travelocity, Orbitz, Wotif and others). Our mission spans many areas that are core to our business, including search and sort, pricing, revenue management and geography. Your work will impact millions of our customers and will have a direct impact on our business results.

We are looking for highly capable profiles to utilize machine learning, advanced analytical and statistical techniques to frame challenging business problems into sophisticated data-driven solutions. This is an applied research role – your models will be deployed to our production systems and your results will be measured objectively via A|B testing.

Expedia has deep and rich data sets, many still untapped, and your passion for the craft of statistics and machine learning has the power to unlock tangible growth for our business.

What you’ll do:

• You will apply solid scientific skills, strong analytical and innovative thinking to quickly learn new domains and turn innovative ideas into working solutions
• You will build end-to-end design of one step models based on detailed understanding of business requirements, including approach, choice of algorithm and data sources.
• You will seek relevant academic papers and experience to point out strengths and weaknesses of current models and recommends more sophisticated designs when needed
• You will manipulate large data sets to build the next Expedia ML/AI capabilities
• You will collaborate with business owners and engineers / developers to design and deploy complete solutions that comprise model building, runtime scoring and performance monitoring
• You will communicate a compelling rationale and narrative to peers and partners.
• You will evaluate and document models trough sophisticated experimentations such as backtesting and A|B test
• You will write code that is clean, maintainable, optimized, modular in a way that enables efficient and accurate translation into a data pipeline.

Who you are:

• PhD or MS in computer science or equivalent quantitative fields with background in both machine (PhD preferred) and software development. 3+ years industry experience and hands on experience building machine learning models.
• Have significant experience in at least one major ML programming language (Python, Scala…) and familiar with others.
• Experience with distributed computing (Spark)
• Hands-on experience with deep learning technologies are a plus
• Passion for solving exciting and meaningful real-world problems using principled techniques and practices
• 2+ years’ experience of working with live data (data cleaning, data visualization and modeling)
• Collaborates well in a team and sensitive to clients’ needs, while developing warm relationships
• Experience with documenting, synthesizing, and communicating results.
• Willingness to think through ambiguous problems with others

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group’s family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, Egencia®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.

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