Aura is on a mission to create a safer internet. In a world where our lives are increasingly online, Aura's category-defining suite of intelligent digital safety products help millions of customers protect themselves against digital threats, and that number is growing rapidly. This is an exciting phase at Aura, and our team of over 400 people worldwide is guided by a leadership slate that's successfully grown startups into multi-billion dollar organizations.
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Senior Data Scientist
About the role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist to join our team and help us build and maintain customer-facing machine learning models. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining cutting edge AI models with an emphasis on personalized online security. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in machine learning, have worked through the model lifecycle of customer-facing models, and a passion for rapidly adopting new technologies to deliver differentiated customer value. Experience harnessing generative AI in production environments and an understanding of the risks and guardrails necessary to do so safely are a strong plus.
Day to day:
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Design, develop, and maintain AI models
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Exploratory data analysis to surface new features and opportunities for additional data collection
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Coordinate with other data scientists and data engineers to manage data dependencies, model deployment and lifecycle
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Engage the product team to understand customer problems and partner with them to design and build appropriate solutions
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Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and adopt them as warranted to improve model performance
What you bring to the table:
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Demonstrable experience in applying machine learning, inclusive of generative AI in production, customer-facing environments
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Demonstrable experience working alongside product owners to develop ML solutions that meet a customer need
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Strong programming skills in Python or similar programming languages
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Strong communication and collaboration skills
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5+ years experience
It would be great if you also have:
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Experience with Databricks and/or AWS
Aura is committed to offering a generous package to support our employees in all aspects of their life in and out of work. Our packages offer competitive pay, generous health and wellness benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave and much more! Pay range for this position is $165,000-$230,000, but may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location.
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Aura Austin, Texas, USA Office
Austin, TX, United States
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