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Job Summary

XUMO is looking for highly experienced and motivated Principal Data Scientist to solve business problems by analyzing large amount of data and design, implement recommendation system called Elixir that will collaborate with multiple system to increase the product engagement. As the Principal Data Scientist for the XUMO Software Engineering Team, you’ll analyze huge amounts of data to extract essential information, create solutions to solve business problems, work with team members to architect and lead development to construct recommendation engine, utilizing tools like Python, Big Query, etc., which will immerse millions of viewers through streaming devices. To succeed in this role, its necessary to continuously provide clear technical solution which satisfies the business requirement from product and operation team. Responsible for planning and designing new software and web applications. Analyzes, tests and assists with the integration of new applications. Oversees the documentation of all development activity. Trains non-technical personnel. Assists with tracking performance metrics. Provides guidance and support to other Engineers. Integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. May lead teams or projects and shares expertise. Comcast and Charter Communications will form a 50/50 joint venture that will bring our world-class Flex streaming platform, 4K streaming devices, voice remote and XClass TVs nationwide. You will want to join our innovative team, because together we will develop and offer consumers a next-generation streaming platform, with a world-class user experience and navigation and all the top apps, bringing more choice to the streaming marketplace. Comcast also will contribute XUMO to the joint venture, our free ad-supported service that currently delivers more than 200 unique streaming channels and features hundreds of free content choices.

Job Description

Analyze big data to retrieve essential information

• Collaborate with data team to learn data structure and manipulation of big data to extract essential information, like users’ behavior and calculating performance metrics for evaluation.

• Develop data structure and pipeline can be efficiently used by recommendation engine.
• Develop report that describes the performance of recommendation, including comparison with benchmark, A/B testing, etc.

Lead architect, design, develop the Elixir (Recommendation System)

• Collaborate with product and operation team to collect requirements for update/new features, and share technical solution using documentation that includes diagrams, that can be broken down as development tasks to share with multiple developers.
• Develop new product concepts and deliver prototypes with product and operation team. Gather and finalize software requirements based on business and product requirements by translating design and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Developing Elixir, that includes developing API and backend pipelines for executing multiple algorithms, operating A/B testing.

Plan and manage the Elixir development

• Collaborate with server and client team to manage the development requirements and priorities, discussing the best approach and solution.
• Develop and provide technical documents for Elixir on both to internal and external to explain the specification of interface to interact with other systems
• Make decisions about what approach appropriate to solve the business/product problem by extending our feature set, managing a reusable component library, and improving our user experience.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements. Conducts analysis to determine integration needs.
• Designs new software and web applications, supports applications under development and customizes current applications. Develops software update processes for existing applications. Assists in the roll-out of software releases.
• Trains junior Software Development Engineers on internally developed software applications.
• Oversees the researching, writing and editing of documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports.
• Keeps current with technological developments within the industry. Monitors and evaluates competitive applications and products. Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects.
• Assists with technical leadership throughout the design process and assists in guidance with regards to practices, procedures and techniques. Serves as a guide mentor for Software Development Engineers.
• Assists in tracking and evaluating performance metrics. Ensures team delivers software on time, to specification and within budget.
• Works with Quality Assurance team to determine if applications fit specification and technical requirements. Tests and evaluates systems, subsystems and components.
• Acts as a technical contact and liaison for outside vendors and/or customers.
• Presents and defends architectural, design and technical choices to internal and external audiences.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience using Python, Spark or Google Big Query (GBQ), and MySQL or Data Proc.
• Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests, and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications.
• Strong problem-solving skill with an emphasis on product development
• Excellent written, drawing, and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams.
• Strong leads with designing, implementation skills to approach the solution for any new features or problem solving
• Self-starter to able to work with minimal supervision for high quality output
• Aggressive learner for new technologies and techniques.

Desirable Experiences

• Experience with Java
• Experience with operating servers on cloud-based environments (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure)
• Experience with working with Linux-based operation system (CentOS, OSX)
• Experience developing scalable and highly available applications

Reports to:

• Sr. Director, Engineering

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years +

Salary:

Pay Range: $151,976.55 - $227,964.83

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience.

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