Senior Data Scientist

Who You Are:

• A highly motivated data scientist, machine learning engineer, or experienced software engineer looking to transition into machine learning
• Comfortable on a broad range of the spectrum from pure analyst to pure data engineer, but have a bias towards the engineering side – especially model development, deployment, and maintenance
• An independent thinker, able to work autonomously, capable of taking on loosely defined problems and translating complex thinking into practical application
• A communicative person who values building strong relationships with colleagues and partners and enjoys advocating for data science and machine learning
• Excited to use cutting-edge technologies to deliver real impact to real users.

What You Will Do:

You will be joining an experienced and high-impact team of machine learning engineers who are obsessed with our multimodal dataset (video, audio, image, user behavior, and nlp, every day!) and how we can leverage machine learning to improve our core search algorithms and the Storyblocks product as a whole.

• Develop and integrate machine learning models to solve critical business problems
• Research, prototype, and deploy emerging tools and techniques in machine learning, statistical modeling & analytics
• Work with your teammates on maintaining, maturing, and growing our catalog of deployed machine learning features
• Develop research questions and undertake data exploration to understand who our users are, how they get value out of our library, and where we can develop our product to bring greater value
• Analyze data sets, transforming raw intelligence into concise and actionable insights
• Investigate interesting edge cases and odd unexpected model behaviors
• Triage and/or debug production issues
• Work closely with our team of analysts, product managers, and data engineers to build impactful, lasting, productions-scale data science solutions
• Design, analyze, and interpret the results of A/B tests
• Perform exploratory analyses to understand and monitor the performance of our machine learning systems
• Communicate the value of data science solutions to business

What You Bring to the Table: 

Required

• 3+ years relevant applied experience in data science, machine learning, computer vision, or NLP (or very strong engineering skills and the ability to learn quickly!)
• Strong coding skills in Python
• Experience with and curiosity about multiple types of data
• A strong understanding of data science best practices and statistics
• Technical competence to perform advanced analytics and building machine learning models
• Experience with MLOps tools, platforms, and standards (e.g. mlflow, airflow, databricks, sagemaker)
• Experience with standard engineering best practices (version control, virtualization, deployment pipelines)
• Able to communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred

• Experience with spark, scala, and databricks

What We Bring to the Table:

• Competitive and fair compensation: We believe in fair pay--equal pay for equal work. For each title, we consistently apply competitive salary bands based on market data and benchmarks which are reviewed twice a year. What you’ve been paid before, fear of conflict, or willingness to negotiate does not play a part in determining your pay.
• The annual base salary range for this position is $153,000 - $171,000. Placement within the range is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to: knowledge, skills, years & depth of experience, and equity with internal team members.
• 401(k) retirement plan: We offer both a Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a company match.
• Company-paid medical: Our medical, dental and vision premiums are covered 100% for you and your dependents. 
• Paid parental leave: Welcoming new family members is exciting, but it can also be challenging. We offer twelve weeks paid leave for primary caregivers and four weeks for secondary caregivers. We have a dedicated private space available to breast/chest feeding employees.
• Unlimited vacation: At Storyblocks we take vacation seriously. That means take the time off when you need it. Don’t worry about tracking hours or accounting for partial days. Typically, employees take about three or four weeks each year. Plus, two company-wide week breaks in July and December as well as numerous Fridays off throughout the year to take advantage of 3-day weekends.
• Workplace benefits and perks: Whether you work in our offices in Arlington, VA or anywhere else across the US, we have you covered. Fully stocked office kitchen? Check. Home office stipend for hybrid and remote workers? Check. Commuter stipend for office workers? Check. Company and team events? Check.
• Flexible work options: Much of our workflow is online, and for in office meetings, we have dedicated video-conferencing setups. As long as you deliver results, you are welcome to get your work done during unusual times when desired.
• Company-sponsored mentorship and growth: We encourage attending meetups and are happy to host them as well. We also have a leadership coach, on staff, available to all employees to enhance your professional development.
• Employee perks: We help employees maintain work-life balance and honor their contributions to the organization by offering resources such as a financial wellness program, a subscription service that offers unlimited deliveries from thousands of eligible restaurants with $0 delivery, and a recognition and rewards program that celebrates their accomplishments. 

Who We Are:

Storyblocks is a different kind of content company delivering a fresh approach to meet the creative needs of a new generation of storytellers. Built on the belief that all stories deserve a chance to be told, Storyblocks provides video, audio, images and easy to use creative tools through its unique subscription model. By offering unlimited downloads and continually adding fresh content, Storyblocks challenges the paradigm that your ambitious vision requires deep pockets. We are committed to empowering storytellers by removing creative barriers and democratizing video creation. 

Driven by a set of six company core values, our culture is shaped by a love for data, empowered communication, community, telling authentic stories, an embrace of ownership, and everyone emptying the dishwasher (both literally and figuratively).

Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Storyblocks has been recognized as one of Washington D.C.'s Top Workplaces by The Washington Post, among the Best Places to Work by the Washington Business Journal, and by the Washingtonian as one of DC’s 50 Great Places to Work.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match with the position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organization. 

Storyblocks does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity.