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About SimilarWeb
SimilarWeb has been named one of CALCALIST'S TOP 50 STARTUPS in 2019 and one of the 10 MOST DESIRABLE ISRAELI COMPANIES TO WORK FOR. Similarweb is also ranked 8th in DUN’S BEST HIGH TECH COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ISRAEL in 2018, taking over companies such as Amazon, Mobileye, PayPal, eBay and more.
What makes the SimilarWeb R&D team awesome?
We love data! At SimilarWeb you have the opportunity to work with it on a petabyte-scale!
As part of the team, you will support everything from our multi-million client side panel across all platforms through our massive ingest pipeline.
We are solving some really hard problems in machine learning, estimation, categorization etc.
Work with cutting edge technology - we often beta test the tech that other people will only discover next year!
We want you to get better and help you set goals and conquer them
A day to day as an Applied Researcher at SimilarWeb means...
As a Researcher you should love analyzing, mining and doing crazy things with data, and be great at it! Our team is the place where all your analytic dreams will come true.
You will develop new machine learning and statistical algorithms in a Big Data ecosystem. You will work together with other researchers and Big Data engineers and collaborate with Product Managers to achieve superior results.
On a day to day some of your responsibilities will include:
Developing novel algorithms and investigate new technologies.
Improving the accuracy of the current statistical and machine learning algorithms
Taking an active part in research and implementation
Validating the accuracy of the obtained results
What will I bring to the team?
PHD/ M.Sc. in Mathematics/Physics/Computer Science/Engineering or any other relevant field
At least 2 years of experience in at least one of the following fields: machine learning, signal processing, computer vision, NLP, etc.
Deep theoretical knowledge in the different fields in machine learning, deep learning, probability theory and statistics.
Proven code development skills in at least one coding language used for ML research - R, Python, MATLAB, etc. OOP
Analytical, passionate about ML, out of the box thinker, highly motivated and a team player.
Familiar with Java or other OOP language
Handle working in a highly dynamic and versatile research and production-oriented environment
Familiar with the web/internet/online industry - nice to have
Knowledge of Big Data systems - MapReduce/Spark/Hive - nice to have
Apply here: https://grnh.se/8b0b45e21