Data Scientist, GoGuardian
$145-165k
+ Equity
Ed-Tech software for K-12 schools
Open for applications
Ed-Tech software for K-12 schools
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$145-165k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To transform education by helping schools implement, manage and understand technology.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver with excellent technical and communication skills and is committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation
- Advanced education (PhD or Master’s), preferably in a quantitative field (science, math, statistics, engineering, etc.)
- 4-5 years of professional work experience or commensurate academic research experience
- Experience applying data science solutions to deliver impactful results
- An outstanding ability to communicate complex findings to stakeholders outside of Data Science
- Advanced skills in Python
- Proven self-learner with the drive and talent to hit the ground running
- Plenty of experience with traditional statistics and ML approaches
- Familiarity with Deep Learning methods and libraries (e.g. transformers, PyTorch, fast.ai)
- Experience with collaborative development (e.g. in GitHub)
- Experience in cloud computing (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience extracting data from a variety of sources in a variety of formats
- Knowledge of best practices in coding/scientific projects
- Nice to Have: Experience with Docker/containerized workflow, Natural Language Processing experience, and experience working within the Databricks platform
- Eager to take initiative in a fast-paced, ever-changing, dynamic environment
- Fueled by the opportunity to truly impact the education landscape
- Something else? Tell us! We want to learn more about you…
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Data Scientist II to join an innovative team collaborating with partners throughout the business to solve challenging problems
- In this role, you’ll be optimizing company performance with algorithms, experimentation, and interactive dashboards
- You will also have the opportunity to contribute to novel research studies and production-grade algorithms that serve students and educators
- This position sits on the Data and AI Team, which sets the standard for data-driven and scientific decision-making throughout the business
- Collaborate across teams to implement data science and machine learning solutions to optimize GoGuardian’s internal operations and SaaS products
- Communicate methods and findings with stakeholders through written reports, presentations, dashboards, and APIs
- Build machine learning models and deploy them as production services at scale
- Extract and transform data in a reliable, repeatable manner
- Empirically explore novel data sets and identify opportunities to improve predictive algorithms
- Build tooling to support efforts such as unit testing, automated deployment testing, model performance tracking, etc
- Join the best data science team in EdTech!
Our take
GoGuardian provides Chromebook management software that protects students online and gives educators better control over how their technology is used. It offers a range of features and tools to support classroom management, student engagement, and online safety.
In addition to web filtering, GoGuardian offers products for classroom management and monitoring, including real-time monitoring of students' device screens. As well as including a feature to identify at-risk students, though privacy concerns have been raised. Striking a balance between student safety and privacy is important, with transparency and a strong privacy policy being essential.
Over 25 million students across over 6000 US school districts make use of GoGuardian's software. With schools increasingly turning towards digital education systems, the company is positioned well to expand its services - for example into tutoring with its acquisition of TutorMe - and to profit from increased EdTech investment.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2021
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2014
$0.2m
ANGEL
Total funding: $200.2m
Company benefits
- Health insurance: 90% for you (100% HMO) and 50% for your dependents
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Comprehensive time-off package, including flexible time off, sick time, 13 company holidays, quarterly wellness days, and a paid year-end holiday break
- 24 hours and 7 days a week, free confidential services include personal coaching, counseling, self-care apps, and much more!
- Employee stock option
- Company-supported growth
- Paid parental leave for up to 14 weeks
- Company paid short and long-term disability
- A fertility and adoption program to help you support your family needs
- Relax, recharge, and refresh with weekly yoga classes and guided meditation
Company values
- Engage with courage - Move the business forward by being fearless, speaking up, and challenging convention
- Think Customers First - Put customers at the center of every decision and continuously seek ways to positively impact their experience—whether serving them directly or indirectly
- Seek Solutions Together - Collaborate as a unified team working toward common goals, combining diverse viewpoints and relevant data to make informed decisions that solve business challenges
- Commit with accountability - Hold ourselves to the highest possible standards, own our words and actions, and fulfill our promises
- Experiment and learn - Embrace a growth mindset by taking chances, testing new ideas, and failing fast to innovate
- Advocate for All - Seek to understand our colleagues’ experiences, serve as an ally, strive to work with others who share our principles, and aim to achieve equitable outcomes that support all learners
Company HQ
El Segundo, CA
Articles
Leadership
Advait Shinde
(CEO)Worked at Google as an engineer, helping to launch key products such as Google Pay (formerly Google Wallet). Co-founded GoGuardian as CTO in 2014, becoming CEO in 2017.
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