Curious about what it’s like to work at the world’s number 1 discovery platform as a Data Science Intern? We’re glad you asked! 

What is the key purpose of a Data Science Intern? 

Our Engineering Team builds high-scale, web and mobile e-commerce applications that run non-stop around the globe. We work in small collaborative teams to architect massively scalable and reliable systems. 

As a Data Science Intern on Taboola’s Engineering team in Downtown Los Angeles, you will utilize advanced algorithms and deep machine learning on a product that supports billions of page views for hundreds of millions of unique users every day. 

What skills and qualifications do I need? 

For this role it is essential that you have:

• Preference given to those with or pursuing an advanced degree
• Prior internships or experience in statistics, data mining and predictive modeling 
• Programming experience in Python and PyTorch framework
• Experience with SQL and database queries
• Experience implementing machine learning and data mining algorithms
• Experience working with Linux and Git

It’d be great if you also have:

• Programming experience in Java 
• Experience with Hadoop stack and Apache Spark

What will I be doing on a day-to-day basis?

As a Data Science Intern, you will: 

• Identify Data Science solutions for various product initiatives
• Design and build predictive customer behavior models for targeting and personalization
• Implement the applicable Machine Learning or statistics based algorithm for prediction and optimization
• Present findings to the product team and technical team leads in a clear and actionable way
• Build and maintain code to populate HDFS, Hadoop with log from Kafka or data loaded from SQL production systems.  
• Design, build and support algorithms of data transformation, conversion, computation on Hadoop, Spark and other distributed Big Data Systems

Why Taboola? 

• If you ask our employees what they love about Taboola they will tell you that here, they are able to discover their best professional selves, explore where they can grow, and learn from and together with smart and talented people.
• We work with some of the biggest names in the business. Our publisher partners include Yahoo, Conde Nast, BuzzFeed, Fox Sports, NBCU, ESPN, CBS, and E! Online. Our advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Honda, Pinterest, Expedia and Honda.
• Taboola LA offers generous health, medical and dental coverage, 401k matching, a fully-stocked kitchen, building parking, and various gym partnerships. 

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