Staff Data Scientist (Data & Audience Platform Team), Hyderabad
Hyderabad - Phoenix Equinox Tower 2, India
Full Time
6 days ago
Key skills
PythonJavaScalaAIMachine LearningMLPyTorchTensorFlowscikit-learnXGBoostLeadershipMentoringCommunication
About this role
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Staff Data Scientist (Data & Audience Platform Team), Hyderabad
About Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery is a premier global media and entertainment company, offering audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands, and franchises across television, film, streaming, and gaming. The new company combines Warner Media's premium entertainment, sports, and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.
Meet Our Team
Max is the “One to Watch” Streaming App from Warner Bros Discovery featuring the largest and the critically acclaimed catalog from brands like HBO, CNN, Discovery, A24, Food Network and many more. At Max, the Growth Engineering team comprises ML engineers, data scientists, and software engineers. Our goal is to boost engagement and grow the number of active subscribers. We work across all customer interactions to develop data products that enhance the customer experience and optimize for retention and lifetime value.
What You’ll Do
Research, design, experiment with and build high-impact end-to-end machine learning systems for customer growth
Contribute and drive the design of scalable ML solutions in production
Coordinate the work of applied scientists and machine learning engineers providing research guidance and mentorship
Promote and role-model best practices of data science, engineering, and communication throughout the organization
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior Machine Learning Engineers in the team
Navigate existing ML research and apply it to solve industry problems
Contribute back to research community by writing/publishing blogs, articles or papers in respected scientific conferences
What You’ll Need
M.S or B.S.in a Computer Science/Statistics/Data Science/Quant or related field
9+ years of building products with Machine Learning and Personalization
Deep understanding of statistics and ML fundamentals
Expert proficiency with ML-frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost, Scikit-learn etc.
Production experience implementing, maintaining, and improving machine learning pipelines and models at scale in Python, Java, Scala, or similar languages
Deep knowledge in multiple ML methodologies, such as Recommendations & Search, Causal Machine Learning, Interpretable ML, Multi-Armed Bandits, Reinforcement Learning and Constrained Optimization
Proven leadership skills, such as aligning complex technical decisions across teams, mentoring, coordinating cross-functional relationships with non-technical stakeholders, managing expectations, and navigating competing priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively advocate technical solutions to scientists, engineers, and product audiences
Self-motivated, growth-oriented, and driven to pursue excellence across teams
Standardize and promote best practices for using AI-assisted tools to improve team-level productivity and code quality.
What We Offer:
A Great Place to work
Equal opportunity employer
Fast track growth opportunities
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.