[Hiring] Data Scientist - Recommendation Algorithms @Stitch Fix Annex

Role Description

In this role, you will contribute to building the future of personalized apparel shopping by thoughtfully combining algorithms with product innovation. A key area of focus is the continued improvement of the quality of recommended assortments along various dimensions, including seasonality, diversity, and freshness. A secondary area is the ability to deliver high-quality recommendations in real time to engage and delight new clients and therefore expand our total addressable market.

This role has a tremendous and direct impact on the business’ bottom line and provides a unique opportunity to work cross-functionally across Strategy, Product, Merchandising, Styling, Marketing, and Engineering stakeholders.

• Support and execute the strategic vision of recommendation approaches for both algorithmically-generated assortments as well as human-in-the-loop augmented recommendations
• Manage experiments to test new features, including any communication of the experiments’ results to stakeholders, and support the eventual launch of the feature
• Solve problems related to recommendation ranking and assortment generation. Modeling tools could include deep learning, weighted re-ranking, genAI, or any other state of the art technique.
• Productionize models and systems partnering with our data platform team for real-time applications
• Leverage unique data about our clients, our merchandise, and their interactions to identify and solve client needs
• Work with our product, product design, and engineering teams to create roadmaps for developing new client products, user features, data flywheels, and infrastructure

Qualifications

• You have a solid understanding in modeling and experimentation
• You have led end-to-end machine learning and data projects, from inception to production and are proficient in deploying apps in Python
• You have a degree in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Physics or a related field.
• You have strong cross-functional, communication skills that help simplify and move complex problems forward with business partners
• You are a compassionate team player and you see your growth and success entangled with the growth and success of your peers
• You are innovative and inspired to take on new challenges and you do not shy away from potential failure
• You think about ethics in AI, the impact of machine learning on society, and want to bring that to bear in our work here

Benefits

• We offer comprehensive compensation packages and inclusive health and wellness benefits.
• This role will receive a competitive salary, benefits, and equity.
• The position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and other benefits.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary for US-based employees hired into this role will be aligned with the range below, which includes our three geographic areas. A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, location, and performance. This position is eligible for new hire and ongoing grants of restricted stock units depending on employee and company performance.

Salary Range: $153,700 — $226,000 USD