Snr. Machine Learning Engineer (Position located in Cape Town, South Africa)

KnowBe4, Inc. is the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform.  KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day. Tens of thousands of organizations worldwide use KnowBe4’s platform to mobilize their end users as a last line of defense and enable them to make better security decisions, every day.   We have ranked a best place to work for women, millennials, and in technology nationwide by Fortune Magazine as well as #1 or #2 in The Tampa Bay Top Workplaces Survey for the last six years.

Please submit your resume in English.

To learn more about our team and office culture in Cape Town, South Africa visit the following links. 
Careers Page: https://www.knowbe4.com/careers/locations/cape-town
Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.com/Location/KnowBe4-Cape-Town-Location-EI_IE969384.0,7_IL.8,17_IC2653748.htm
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knowbe4/life/southafrica/

Machine Learning Engineers help us extract value from our data. They are involved in all the processes from data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing, to training models and deploying them to production. This position will assess, analyze, and organize data, execute tests, and optimize the learning process to develop high-performance machine learning models.

Responsibilities:

• Develops software using the KnowBe4 Software Development Lifecycle and Agile Methodologies
• Designs, develops and researches Machine Learning systems
• Transforms data science prototypes by applying appropriate Machine Learning algorithms and tools
• Performs statistical analysis and using results to improve models
• Runs tests, performing statistical analysis, and interprets test results
• Defines non-standard approaches and specific solutions to complex technical problems
• Contributes as a technical expert to the development of new principles and concepts

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS or equivalent plus 8 years experience
• MS or equivalent plus 3 years experience
• Ph.D. or equivalent plus 2 years experience

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.

No recruitment agencies, please.