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Data Scientist

Viu

  • Company Industries:Telecommunication

Job Information

  • Post Date:2022-08-30
  • Career Level:Middle
  • Location:Kowloon Bay
  • Qualification:6 years
  • Employment Type:http://www.pccw.com
  • Job Function:Information Technology (IT)  Application Specialist - Software  Software Development  Data Scienti

Job Description

We are now looking for a Data Scientist to join our data team in Hong Kong. You’ll be responsible for building up the best-in-class data science solutions to our production environments. You’ll work closely with our engineering, product and business teams to formulate, communicate and execute a holistic data science strategy that leverages industry best practices.

Your New Role: 

  • Lead the design, implementation and on-going testing for algorithms for recommendation, propensity modelling and machine learning initiatives.
  • Work closely with engineering and product teams to deploy data services to production environments.
  • Enhance data collection procedures to optimise analytical and modelling systems.
  • Engage with business stakeholders, understand their pain points to identify opportunities and contribute to delivering incremental value to the business.
  • Champion a culture of innovation and analytical thinking across the business. 

What makes you succeed

To be successful in your new position, it is essential to have the following skills:

  • Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial or Computer Science.
  • At least 6 years of demonstrated industry experience in data analytics, performance marketing, or big data related fields.
  • Experience with large, complex and multiple data sets from various sources.
  • Hands-on experience in using big data components such as Hive, Pig, Spark, Kafka, Presto and MapReduce.
  • Strong in SQL and Python/R.
  • Experience in AWS (Sagemaker, EMR, Glue, EKS), Google Cloud or other Public cloud environments is a must.
  • Preferably experience in deploying and running ML algorithms in production; knowledge on ML model and algorithms is highly desirable.
  • Working experience in digital, e-commerce industry, mobile app and web environment is highly desirable.
  • Good presentation and communication skills; strong analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
  • Flexible and able to work in a dynamic environment and manage your own time and in a high paced work environment and tight timeline.
  • Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese.

Company Info

Viu is a leading pan-regional over-the-top (OTT) video streaming service operated by PCCW Media Group. It is available in 16 markets including Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar in Asia, the Middle East countries of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the newly launched South Africa.

Operating with both an ad-supported tier and a premium subscription tier with more features, Viu delivers premium Asian content in different genres from top content providers with local language subtitles as well as original production series under the ‘Viu Original’ initiative. 

Viu offers users express delivery of telecast content, streaming and download features, and localized user interfaces. With the patented Dynamic Adaptive Transcoding technology, Viu can provide the best viewing experience regardless of device or network conditions.

The service can be accessed via Viu app (available for free on App Store and Google Play) on connected devices, e.g. smartphones and tablets, as well as on web by logging into www.viu.com.

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