Machine Learning Science, Operations – Internship/Working Student (m/f/x)

Berlin, DE

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Wayfair Inc.

Shop Wayfair for A Zillion Things Home across all styles and budgets. 5,000 brands of furniture, lighting, cookware, and more. Free Shipping on most items.

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This is a position for someone who has previous experience in machine learning, and would like to explore what data science looks like in a business setting. You’ll be a creative problem solver and advance your quantitative and technical skills working alongside seasoned ML Scientists within Wayfair’s big data universe.

You will:

  • Own the full Data Science lifecycle from conception to prototyping, testing, deploying, and measuring its overall business value
  • Develop and scale state-of-the-art mathematical models to address core business problems
  • Uncover deep insights hidden in our vast repository of raw data and provide tactical guidance on how to act on findings
  • Collaborate with ML scientists and software engineers to create maintainable, scalable and debuggable code by bringing strong software development practices
  • Drive any potential scientific publications based on the results in major Data Science and Machine Learning conferences or workshops
  • Bonus: You will learn a ton and will have fun

Your profile:

  • Previous exposure to operations research, e.g. within your MA or PhD studies
  • Interest/experience in any of the following:
    • Operations Research [Linear programming and mixed-integer programming (MILP)]
    • Monte-Carlo simulations
    • MDP (Markov decision process)
    • DP (dynamic programming)
  • You are looking to gain some industry experience as part of your university course or as an entry opportunity
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL
  • Pragmatic approach to problem-solving
  • Desire to always be learning, and a collaborative team-player attitude!

Our proposition to you!

  • Collaborative company culture that encourages teamwork across departments 
  • Great mentors and career development opportunities through our learn@work program 
  • We contribute to your gym membership and offer free Yoga classes, as well as Wellness Weeks with massages, workshops and other exciting events
  • Fresh fruits, snacks & drinks every day!
  • Let’s not forget the chance to join a global giant in e-commerce

About Data Science at Wayfair:

Check out some of our work here: https://www.aboutwayfair.com/tag/data-science

Data Science Operations: We build large scale, complex, high performant solutions leveraging state of the art mathematical modeling, out of the box innovative solutions enhancing the experience of our global customers.

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.

If you are you having any difficulty submitting your application, please reach out to our careers team at careers@wayfair.com.

We are interested in retaining your data for a period of 12 months to consider you for suitable positions within Wayfair. Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (which can found here: https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions regarding our processing of your personal data, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com. If you would rather not have us retain your data please contact us anytime at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com. 

Tags: Big Data E-commerce Machine Learning PhD Privacy Prototyping Python Research SQL Testing

Perks/benefits: Career development Conferences Fitness / gym Startup environment Team events Wellness Yoga

Region: Europe
Country: Germany
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