Staff Software Engineer
Company: Blackhawk Network
Location: Pleasanton
Posted on: March 16, 2023
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Job Description:
About Blackhawk Network:
At Blackhawk Network, we shape the future of global branded
payments through the prepaid products, technologies and network
that connect brands and people. Our collaborative innovation and
scalable, security-minded solutions help our partners to increase
reach, loyalty and revenue. We believe our future holds great
things for Blackhawk Network and its partners. We believe that
together, we can shape the future. Our beliefs? Win as one team, be
innovative, global excellence and be inspiring!This position may be
performed remotely anywhere within the United States except for the
State of Colorado, Alaska, North Dakota, or South Dakota.
Benefits:
Salary Range for all U.S. Residents (excluding Alaska, California,
North Dakota, South Dakota): $82,880.00 to $126,560.00Salary Range
for California Residents Only: $112,810.00 to $163,345.00 Pay is
based on several factors including but not limited to education,
work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary,
Blackhawk Network offers benefits including 401k with employer
match, medical, dental, vision, 12 paid holidays in the year 2023,
sick pay accrual according to state law, parental leave, life
insurance, disability insurance, accident and illness insurance,
health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, wellness
benefits, and flexible time off for all full-time employees.
Overview:
We are looking for an experienced software engineers/data
scientists to lead the initiatives we're taking, to improve the
product offerings of Blackhawk Network, from the perspective of
risk modelling and business forecasting (prescriptive &
predictive).As a team member in core data science team, you will
own the research charter for data and decision science to enable
the business stakeholders to be data-driven and deterministic, by
providing insights into the decisions at-hand and
road-mapplanning.You will be working in a team of Data Scientists
to enable a culture of 360-degree analysis of business, with
ownership of the modelling environments and ML models. You will get
the support to evangelize sound practices for prototyping of
concepts, to fail-fast and/or maintain continuum of persistent
research.You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams of
engineers, product owners & business stakeholders to solve complex
& ambiguous problems, in the domains of:Gift Cards E-Commerce (B2B
& B2C) Forecasting of Inventory, Traffic & Breakage Risk Modelling
(Scorecards) Fraud Detection & Prevention Loyalty & Rewards
Programs Modelling
Responsibilities:
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales,
Finance and Data Science teams to shape product strategy using
rigorous scientific solutionsApply statistical, machine learning
and econometric models on large datasets to: i) measure results and
outcomes of our current models and product strategies, ii) optimize
user experience while minimizing fraud/risksDesign, conduct, and
analyze experiments to quantify the impact of product and operation
changesDevelop scalable technology infrastructure to deliver highly
available, low latency ML models as serviceDevelop metrics to guide
product development, and create dashboards for key performance
indicators and deep dive to understand the driversDrive the
collection of new data and the refinement of existing data
sources
Qualifications:
Masters (or equivalent) degree in a quantitative discipline
(Statistics, Operations Research, Data Science, Mathematics,
Physics, Engineering etc.). A strong background in advanced
mathematics, in particular statistics & probability theory, data
mining, and machine learning. 5+ years of overall professional
experience with 3+ years in data science, doing exploratory data
analysis, testing hypotheses, and building prescriptive &
predictive models.Demonstrated experience in creation, deployment
and performance evaluation of supervised and unsupervised machine
learning models.Proficiency in Python. Experience with development
of scalable, low latency and highly available ML as service
platform.Experience handling terabyte size datasets, diving into
data to discover hidden patterns, using data visualization tools,
writing SQL.Strong Communication: ability to articulate clearly,
navigate & adapt across different seniority levels. Ability to use
statistical, algorithmic, data mining, and visualization techniques
to model complex problems, find opportunities, discover solutions,
and deliver actionable business insights. Be passionate about
collaborating daily with your team and other groups while working
via a distributed global operating model. Be eager to help your
teammates, share your knowledge with them, and learn from them.
Preferred QualificationsExperience with MLOPs frameworksExperience
with creating explainable ML modelExperience with source code
control systems like GitKnowledge of experimental design and A/B
testingExperience in an Agile development environmentExperience
with AWS cloud environmentProven ability to quickly learn and apply
new techniquesDemonstrable track record of dealing well with
ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering results in a dynamic
environment Must be a team-player and capable of handling
multi-tasks in a dynamic environmentExcellent business writing,
verbal communication, and presentation skills#LI-NM1#GLDR
EEO Statement:
Blackhawk Network provides equal employment opportunities to all
employees and applicants for employment and prohibits
discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race,
color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status,
genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by
federal, state or local laws. Blackhawk Network believes that
diversity leads to strength. This policy applies to all terms and
conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,
promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of
absence, compensation, and training.Blackhawk Network encourages
applicants with previous criminal records to apply to all positions
and, pursuant to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Acts
(and other "Fair Chance" laws), Blackhawk Network will consider for
employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For Philadelphia applicants or jobs, please see a copy of
Philadelphia's ordinance on this topic by clicking this link:
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-280104.
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