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Company

Swish Analytics · 5 hours ago

Tennis Data Scientist

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$110K/yr - $175K/yr

3+ years exp

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Adrian Russo

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Responsibilities

Ideate, develop and improve machine learning and statistical models that drive Swish’s core algorithms for producing state-of-the-art sports betting products.

Develop contextualized feature sets using sports specific domain knowledge.

Contribute to all stages of model development, from creating proof-of-concepts and beta testing, to partnering with data engineering and product teams to deploy new models.

Strive to constantly improve model performance using insights from rigorous offline and online experimentation.

Analyze results and outputs to assess model performance and identify model weaknesses for directing development efforts.

Adhere to software engineering best practices and contribute to shared code repositories.

Document modeling work and present to stakeholders and other technical and non-technical partners.

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Machine LearningStatistical ModelsProbability TheoryInferential StatisticsBayesian StatisticsMarkov Chain Monte CarloSQLPythonGitHubAWSData AnalyticsData ScienceComputer ScienceSports Domain Knowledge

Required

Masters degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science or related technical subject area

Minimum of 1 year of demonstrated experience developing models at production scale for tennis or sportsbook at scale

Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience developing and delivering effective machine learning and/or statistical models to serve business needs in sports or sports betting

Expertise in Probability Theory, Machine Learning, Inferential Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods

Experience with relational SQL & Python

Experience with source control tools such as GitHub and related CI/CD processes

Experience working in AWS environments etc

Proven track record of strong leadership skills. Has shown ability to partner with teams in solving complex problems by taking a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions

Excellent communication skills to both technical and non-technical audiences

Company

Swish Analytics

Swish Analytics operates as machine learning system for sports.

Founded in 2014

San Francisco, California, USA

11-50 employees

http://swishanalytics.com

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