PayPal Hiring Data Scientist

Location: Chennai
Experience: 8+ years
Role: Data Scientist

Job Description:

The candidate will be part of PayPal Analytical Data Services Engineering Team. The candidate will be responsible for analysis, design, coding and testing of the application code. The candidate has to interact with global cross-functional teams to address complex business requirements. The role demands the individual to possess technical skills required to perform the job in an effective manner. The individual should be self-motivated, possess creative problem solving skills and have the ability to handle multiple projects at the same time. The candidate should have passion for data & analytics.

Responsibilities:
In this role, the individual will be part of the engineering team in Data Technology Organization and will be responsible for.

  • Participating and collaborating with cross functional teams in the organization to understand the business requirements and to deliver solutions that can scale.
  •  Planning the execution of the project in an effective and efficient manner.
  • Approaching the problem, taking into account all possibilities.
  • Creativity and out of the box thinking is required.
  • Proactively anticipating problems and keeping the team and management informed in a timely manner.
  • Being flexible and being able to support all functions of product life cycle when required.
  •  Produce quality deliverables.
  •  Be a Mentor for the junior members in the organization.
  • Required Skills:

  • 8+ years of experience in the IT industry, experience in Data Technology space is preferred.
  • Advanced Shell or Perl scripting experience or proficiency in any programming language like C, C++ or CORE Java
  •  Working experience in any MPP systems (Certified Teradata developer is a plus); Should have strong SQL programming skills
  •  Knowledge of data warehousing concepts
  •  Hands on experience in REST.Api, react.js, node.js
  •  Knowledge of Scheduling Tools is a plus
  •  Excellent written and oral communication skills
  •  Strong analytical skills including the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid