Senior Data Scientist

At Evolve we’re a hardworking team serious about hospitality. Our teams work every day to make vacation rental easy for everyone — from our owners who trust Evolve to build their business to our guests who rest easy with every stay to our Evolvers who make this difference a reality. Our values anchor our daily decisions and interactions with our customers, communities, and each other. Join our inclusive culture in one of the most rapidly-growing segments in travel. Find your home at Evolve.

Why this role   

As a tech-enabled disruptor in the vacation rental industry, Evolve is professionalizing the category by leveraging data science to capitalize on opportunities across the vacation rental ecosystem. The projects we work on aim to fundamentally change how guests interact with vacation rentals and how homeowners maximize rental income generation. As a member of the Core Data Science team, you will be responsible for building  machine learning products using a combination of modeling, software development, exploratory analysis, and data strategy to transform how a business domain is able to operate.

Come join our fast-paced growth-stage culture working alongside other talented data professionals in an environment that invites and necessitates professional growth and learning while enjoying the support of a well funded company - we’ve raised over $235M in investment capital from world-class investors like Durable Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Allen & Company.

What you’ll do

• Build, deploy, and monitor machine learning algorithms that have a sustained business impact (such as LTV prediction, fraud detection, and sentiment classification)
• Develop software that allows new models to be reliably deployed and monitored
• Develop endpoints that allow other services to interact with model predictions
• Employ retrospective statistical methods to enhance domain understanding
• Partner deeply with cross-functional leaders to gain domain knowledge, challenge existing assumptions, and develop data product roadmaps
• Effectively communicate complex and ambiguous information to technical and non-technical stakeholders 
• Leverage internal and 3rd party experimentation capabilities to measure the impact of new solutions 
• Accelerate continual improvement on the data science team by sharing learnings and providing feedback on other challenging projects around the company
• Innovate on existing strategies by researching and applying techniques from other leading data science teams outside of Evolve

What makes you a great fit

• 5+ years of data science related work 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or related quantitative field, Masters or PhD preferred
• Strong programming experience with Python and SQL, ideally in a full-stack machine learning setting
• Software development understanding to be able to create high quality, well-documented, and well-tested production code
• Proven track record of business impact from models you took from prototype to production 
• Experience working in a collaborative environment and communicating effectively with a variety of stakeholders
• Experience with generative AI, large language models, or text to SQL preferred

Location 

U.S 

We currently are able to hire throughout the U.S except in the following states: District of Columbia, and Hawaii. If you live in Colorado, you can work remotely anywhere in the state, at our downtown Denver office, or a hybrid of both!

Compensation

Exempt

Annual base salary range: $150,000-$190,000, depending on relevant experience

Location 

We currently are able to hire throughout the U.S. except in the following states: District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. There are also certain positions that may have hiring impacts in the following states: California, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington. If you live in Colorado, you can work remotely anywhere in the state, at our downtown Denver office, or a hybrid of both!

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How we reward Evolvers

Evolvers have access to highly competitive benefits and rewards that support their whole well-being so they can focus on bringing their best selves to work. 

Financial

• Industry competitive pay, including equity in the company for all Evolvers
• 401(k) with a 4% match that vests immediately

Family

• 6 weeks of paid parental leave for birth and non-birth parents
• Infertility coverage
• Child care discounts and locator support 
• Pet insurance to cover your furry children

Well-being

• Comprehensive health plans that include a 100% employer paid option for the Evolver
• 100% employer-paid dental and vision for the Evolver
• 8 free mental health visits

Unplug and Explore

• Take some time away from work with generous PTO, sick, holidays, and a personal holiday to celebrate what’s more important to YOU
• Annual Evolve travel credit after 1 year
• Discounts to stay at Evolve properties

Learn Every Day

• World class onboarding programs
• Learning and development opportunities

How we work together

With our core values as our guide, every Evolver helps shape the company we want to work for and the people we want to be. We’ve cultivated a culture of collaboration, care, and responsibility that we can all be proud of, and we’re excited to see what you’ll bring as your authentic self.

Still curious about who we are and what we do? Read more about our business and our culture at evolve.com.

EEO 

At Evolve, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military service or veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Evolve participates in e-Verify for all positions.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please let your recruiter know.