Staff Data Science Engineer

Senior or Staff Data Science Engineer

About GoPro

GoPro makes it easy for people to celebrate and share experiences. We believe life is more meaningful when shared. We build cameras, software, and accessories that help the world share itself in immersive and exciting ways.

GoPro is a global movement whose business is driven by shared experiences. We celebrate diversity. We practice inclusion. We foster belonging. We demand equity. And we share the experiences of individuals and communities who also hold these values as core to who they are. From Bucharest to Munich, Silicon Valley to Shenzhen, we are dedicated to building a company that reflects and honors the diverse global communities where we live, work, and play.

About Data Science Engineering (DSE) 

DSE at GoPro is responsible for our in-house data platform, data engineering, automated data analytics reporting and machine learning infrastructure. We are responsible for enabling and empowering our partners in product, engineering,  analytics, and marketing teams by providing infrastructure, tools, services, and visualization to access data and business reports. We also leverage machine learning and data integrations to support marketing operations (advertising & CRM) as well as product development.

About the role: 

As part of this engineering team, you will work with vast amounts of data from user identity, subscription services, mobile apps, desktop apps, camera, marketing, advertising, e-commerce, sales, and media. You will work on diverse data technologies such as Spark, Airflow, Scala, SQL, and Python.  You  will work closely with our development, analytics, marketing, and product teams to enable data-driven decisions which improve the experience of millions of users worldwide.

What You Will Do

• Leverage our existing data platform to build end-to-end production data pipelines that will be used for user segmentation, media content analysis, and customer behavior analysis (LTV, churn, purchase propensity), and content recommendations.
• Help to build ML infrastructure to extend our analysis capabilities.
• Collaborate with teams in multiple locations for requirement, design and testing.

About You

• You are passionate about data, coding. and the design and development of systems that enable data driven decisions.
• You have the capability to synthesize business requirements and construct technical requirements and engineering project plans.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to communicate in a clear, collaborative and open-minded manner with both technical and non-technical peers.
• You have the ability to initiate and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance in a dynamic environment.
• You have ability to troubleshoot, debug, and identify the relevant information in reporting a defect with exceptional attention to detail 

Skills We’re Excited About

• Ph.D or MS in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience in Software Development or Machine learning
• Strong software development experience with proficiency in at least one high-level programming language such as Python, Scala, Java or R.
• 3-5 years industry experience in machine learning in a production environment

Bonus Points For

• You have a strong background in distributed data processing and software engineering and can build high-quality, scalable data products.
• You have strong knowledge of data architecture, data modeling, and data infrastructure ecosystems.
• Experience in building end-to-end machine learning pipelines
• Experience with data and model monitoring and services
• Experience with video analysis

GoPro Highlights

• Get your very own GoPro camera + gear
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – premiums are 100% paid for employees, 80% paid for dependents
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Generous time off policy
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for new parents
• Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) options
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• LiveHealthy monthly wellness reimbursement
• Innovative remote-friendly wellness classes and events
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional + personal development opportunities, i.e. LinkedIn Learning
• Opportunities to get involved in the causes that you care about (annual camera donation + volunteer events)

We strive for the day that no group can be described as underrepresented at GoPro – whether as part of our brand or in our workforce. We are committed to providing a more inclusive, representative, equal, just and happy world. GoPro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.