Political Polarization. Climate Change. Veganism. Issues from the global economy to geopolitical dynamics are continually evolving in a chain reaction of events. It’s almost a cliché by now to cite rising unpredictability as a major concern for global businesses. From the far-reaching effects of elections and geopolitical instability to the daily impacts of shifting regulations and consumer interests, global trends increasingly impact business decisions that impact the bottom line.
As the world enters into a state of chaos, we have tended to focus on the things that are right there in front of us in our own echo chambers, while ignoring the massive composite forces that actually change and shape our lives and the world around us. There’s so much information out there today that none of us can plausibly consume and make sense of it. How does one make sense of this New World while cutting through the noise?
Enter NWO.AI
About the company:
- At NWO.AI, we have a small but nimble team that has measures and predicts over 20 million microtrends and notifies clients about them before they become exponential. We are aggressively growing our company and targeting a very large market given the wide utility of our product.
- In a nutshell: NWO.AI is an intelligence amplification platform that harnesses machine learning techniques and human metadata to identify global cultural shifts early and throughout the lifecycle of trends, across various sectors.
Position overview
Ever wanted to play Minority Report with global trends and events while harnessing your data wizardry?
Join us and help bring our feature ideas (and your own!) off the whiteboard and into reality. As a Data Scientist, you will research improvements in data collection, feature engineering, and algorithmic optimization. You will also work on implementing your models in production systems and data pipelines.
- Get exposed to several petabytes of the most interesting human behavioral data ranging from news, financial communication to point-of-sales transactions feed).
- Draw from a broad background of data-mining techniques in mathematics, statistics, information technology, machine learning, data engineering, the design of experiments, visualization, and text mining to discover insightful patterns in data.
- Work with the team and ensure the availability of all relevant datasets through exploratory analysis and the processing of data
- Carry out statistical and mathematical modeling, create simulation models
As one of our first team members, you'll play a key role in establishing the culture and mission, helping build the foundational DNA of the company.
Qualifications
- Masters/Ph.D. in a quantitative field or at least experience building analytical/data-driven products in an industry setting (strong bachelor’s degree applicants are welcomed)
- Strong programming skills, including in Python, with experience in a production engineering team
- Experience applying machine learning algorithms to real data sets, preferably including text analysis and NLP
- Experience in using one or more of the following: NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Scikit-Learn, NLTK, SpaCy, TensorFlow, Keras
- Ability to scrape and mine large, complex, and diverse data sets from a variety of sources
- Strong knowledge of ML techniques including both supervised and unsupervised learning, classification, regression, and optimization.
- Superb written and verbal communication
Bonus:
- Experience working with Twitter/Reddit datasets.
- Familiarity with GCP environment
- You love keeping up with current affairs and the latest trends.
Working at NWO
NWO has employees from diverse backgrounds with experience ranging from political to tech to finance. We are building up a world-class team of professionals to help us in our mission to quantify and predict trends before they become exponential.
NWO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.