PayPal · 17 hours ago
Data Scientist 1
San Jose, California, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$174K/yr - $244K/yrPayPal is a global leader in commerce, revolutionizing the way money is moved and transacted. They are seeking a Data Scientist 1 who will utilize SQL, Python, and Tableau to create dashboards, develop data models, and implement machine learning algorithms to optimize pricing and enhance merchant behavior analysis.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Use SQL, Python and Tableau to create product performance dashboards that can be used by different teams across the company
Keep abreast of the latest research in the field of Machine Learning through papers and conferences
Compute and present product performance on a monthly basis to the leadership team
Develop production quality code with tests and documentation
While working under the direction of senior data scientists and management team, build data analytics and statistical models focusing on pricing optimization initiatives and their impact on merchant behavior
Implement large-scale data mining and machine learning algorithms and data model pipelines in a software production environment
Perform exploratory data analysis to understand the correlation between target performance and platform features
Report feedback to senior data scientists and management team
Utilize data mining technologies and various data sources, such as Pay Pal user behavior data, inventory data, and transaction data in both batch and real time mode, to create platform performance data models
Work closely with team members to develop efficient algorithms for platform performance models and improve the algorithms by using state-of-the-art data analytics research work
Build, under the supervision of senior data scientists and management team, machine learning models and perform data mining
Utilize knowledge of Pay Pals internal and proprietary data mining technologies and data sources to develop modeling tools that produce robust predictive models to support business initiatives
Work on expanding PayPal platform capabilities by building machine learning models with continuous feedback loops
Qualification
Required
Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Information, Engineering, or a closely related field
Machine learning
Statistics
Analytics
Deep learning
Image recognition
Natural language processing
Python
SQL
Data visualization
Tableau
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Company
PayPal
PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
Founded in 1998
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$12.17BKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsBlueRun Ventures
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $6.95B
2023-06-07Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2015-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
Simon Bladon
PayPal UK CEO
chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
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