Location: Remote, US
Beyond Pricing
Title: Data Scientist
Location: Remote – US, Select Cities
Beyond is the global leader in revenue management, helping hosts and property managers unlock new ways to generate the most revenue with their vacation rentals. Since pioneering dynamic pricing for the vacation rental market a decade ago, Beyond has supported millions of listings globally and helped customers increase their annual revenue by an average of 40%. Our unparalleled access to, and analysis of, real-time data for the vacation rental industry powers our ability to drive revenue, maximize profitability and save time for hosts and property managers around the world.
It’s with that in mind that Beyond is looking to add a Data Scientist to our growing team. Reporting to Engineering Manager – Data/Algo, you will have the opportunity to leverage statistical and machine learning techniques to innovate on the core product at Beyond – our dynamic pricing algorithm for short term rentals. You’ll work closely with experts from Revenue Management as well as data engineers to identify, design, test and implement improvements using a modern data processing workflow and tools.
Before reading further…
Beyond is passionate about diversity and cultivating our team’s potential. If you’re hungry for a good opportunity, but don’t meet every point in this job description, please apply anyway!
As our Data Scientist, you’ll be responsible for:
- Working with Revenue Management to identify and explore opportunities to improve our pricing algorithm in ways that target key, meaningful metrics.
- Using SQL and other tools to collect and analyze data using large scale (TB) datasets
- Leverage statistical methods (such as time series decomposition, abnormal detection, loess regression for non-linear smooth curve, etc.) and machine learning and AI techniques (such as random forest model, gradient descent optimization, k-means unsupervised classification, etc.)
- Implement Jupyter notebooks with Viola to implement and validate solutions including visualizations
- Work with data engineers to handle data processing needs and shepherd algorithm changes into the production environment
So what kind of person are we looking for in this role? The person who will be successful in this role will be:
- Passionate about data science and an understanding of the practical application of data science to delivering value
- A nose for understanding the business problems and potential underlying considered changes to our pricing algorithm
- The ability to communicate clearly and honestly with stakeholders on the revenue management side as well as the data engineering side.
- Enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, highly effective startup environment, where work is focused on delivering value for customers
- Huge plus: experience working in revenue management and/or hospitality
Now that we’ve told you what the job looks like, here are the qualifications we’re looking for in a candidate:
- BS/BA in computer science, mathematics or other relevant field. Advanced degree in a quantitative field strongly preferred.
- 3+ years experience in a data science role
- Expert in SQL
- Proficient in Python, or proficient in at least one other popular DS programming language (i.e. R) and a willingness and ability to quickly ramp with Python
- Demonstrated ability to produce models using statistical methods and machine learning to deliver DS solutions to business problems
- Ability to understand and execute on business objectives and problems that underlie data science initiatives
- Prefer experience in revenue management or hospitality industries, or subjects including pricing, time series analysis, yield management.
- Prefer experience with Spark or similar analysis frameworks
- Experience designing and implementing validation via methods like A/B testing and synthetic control
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills – you must be able to connect business/revenue management with data engineering to deliver new work into production
So what can you expect after you apply? Your application will be personally reviewed by a member of the Beyond hiring team and if there is a match in your experience and the role, you will:
- Have a video conversation with someone on our Recruiting team. This is a high-level conversation about your experience and interest, but also an opportunity for you to learn more about us
- Complete a skills assessment/screening
- Interview with the hiring manager
- Complete a peer/technical interview
- Have a final interview with the CTO/Co-founder
Company Values:
We are serious about our core values: We Care, We Are On the Same Team, We Inspire Trust, We Go Beyond, We Ship It. If those resonate with you, and you’re ready to work with a team that lives and breathes those values, we want to hear from you.
Benefits:
Beyond offers a wide variety of benefits like: stock options, unlimited PTO, work from home office stipend, private health insurance and more! You can learn more about our benefits by visiting our careers site!
We Care about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
Beyond is committed to building a workplace that attracts humans of all genders, ethnicities, backgrounds, statuses and lifestyles. At our core, we care about our people and encourage every employee, partner and applicant to share their whole self with us. We are respectful of and empathetic towards different viewpoints, and believe that our ability to help short term rental managers succeed relies on us building a dynamic and diverse team. Whoever you are, you can Belong @ Beyond.
Please review our GDPR Statement here.
