Launched June ‘13 in Singapore, Paktor is a social networking app that has taken Asia by storm. Paktor has been named “the” dating app in Asia by industry insiders, the tech world and users alike. We connect users with other users nearby who they’re interested in - A simple way for users to meet others, it’s all anonymous until a user likes someone who likes them back.
As featured on BBC World, Yahoo!, Sina, Cosmpolitan, Sina, TechInAsia and more
Over 2 million singles matched, >500m profiles reviewed on Paktor
We're a small team that's growing fast! The projects on our plate are amazing, and we're looking for talented people to meet the exciting business challenges we face. If you're an intelligent, highly analytical and ambitious entrepreneur, we want to talk to you!
We are seeking a Data Scientist/Analytics Associate interested in working in the hot space of app data and analytics, focusing on behavior of Paktor users and drawing business insights from them. Using data modeling, linear regression, statistical methods and proprietary data, your role is to discover trends, the "magic" behind dating, and provide understandings/estimates based on this data. Working closely with the product manager, the engineer team and our management team, you will be responsible for the creation and the evolution of the tools and methods critical to producing quality and useful insights.
As our Data Scientist/Analytics Associate, you will:
- Lead the development and testing of hypotheses across all functional areas at Paktor
- Play a key role as a member of the analytics team
- Research and apply multidisciplinary techniques, findings and approaches to Paktor problems
- Design, implement and analyze algorithms which substantially impact Paktor features
- Participate in the development of prototypes and guide solutions into production
- Serve as a primary person to consult on complex data science issues, contributing key ideas
- Masters/PhD in computer science, stats or related field
- Obsession with data and system improvement, tempered with pragmatic ability to prioritize
- Proven research background, in academic or industrial work, with an emphasis on delivering practical research that has a critical impact on multiple projects
- Awareness of business objectives and ability to apply this understanding to recommend and implement product development for difficult and complex technical issues
- Comfort working within a modern engineering environment (System architecture, Java, MySQL, multithreaded programming)
- Ability to script experimental solutions and use off-the-shelf statistical analysis tools
- Strong results driven personality, with a high level of enthusiasm, energy and confidence
- Excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility and integrity: be able and willing to work hands on or independently
- Experience at working at a growth-stage startup company (or be willing to try)
- Experience with large scale algorithm challenges in the consumer Internet space
- Worked on apps used by millions of people
- Have extensive experience in data analytics
- Competitive salary plus hefty equity compensation
- Free drinks, snacks and a lot more
- A brilliant team (Ex-Amazon, Google, Oracle, IBM, McKinsey, Citi) working on an array of new mobile ventures that you have the opportunity to get your hands dirty with
- The fast pace and agility of a prominent angel-backed startup
- All the hardware/software/equipment you need, customized however you like
- Send us your resume and let us know why you're excited to work for Paktor!
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Data Scientist/Analytics Associate - Profession:
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Computer and IT