Algorithm & Machine Learning Engineer
New York, NY

Job Description

Business Unit:

FreeWheel is hiring a New York based Algorithm and Machine Learning Engineer reporting to the Principal Software Engineer.

FreeWheel helps the television industry generate revenue from their premium content through a robust technology platform, which enables consumers to watch entertainment on any devices from PC, mobile, set-top box to traditional TV.

FreeWheel's New York Engineering Team is part of a global engineering group that is building advanced and high quality applications, servers and tools to manage million dollar orders, handle billions of daily requests, and process terabytes of raw daily data.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Design and develop optimization solutions for advertising applications
* Design and develop machine learning algorithms for predictive services
* Research and prototype new optimization and machine learning solutions for new ad scheduling and forecasting initiatives
* Evaluate, visualize and compare different machine learning and optimization algorithms

ABOUT YOU:

* Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or similar fields of study
* 2 years of relevant working experience
* Good with SQL and database general concepts
* Good with Linux commands and environments
* Proficient with Python and/or Golang.
* Basic knowledge on fundamental computer science subjects, e.g. data structure and algorithms, computer systems, computer networks, compilers.
* Understands software development life cycle and able to produce product quality code and test cases.
* Hands-on experiences with machine learning and optimization algorithms is strongly preferred.
* Experiences with software engineering tooling such as Git, Jenkins, Docker are strongly preferred.
* Known for being a smart, analytical thinker who approaches their work with logic and enthusiasm.
* Detail oriented, flexible and can work well in a global team-oriented environment.

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