Data Scientist

Latino Legends

9d•$2,000•Remote

About The Position

Data Scientist (Machine Learning & Databricks) Latino Legends is partnering with a high-growth U.S. marketing intelligence company to find top-tier nearshore talent. Our client does not just report on data—they build with it, driving marketing decisions for over 1,000 dealer clients across digital and direct channels. They operate on a cloud-native Databricks Lakehouse platform and foster an AI-forward culture where modern tooling accelerates analysis and deployment.

Requirements

1-3 years of hands-on experience in data science, machine learning, or analytics engineering (including internships, co-ops, research, or complex projects).
Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Data Science, or comparable practical experience.
Solid proficiency with Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn) and SQL (joins, aggregations, window functions).
Solid understanding of supervised learning, train/test splits, feature engineering, cross-validation, and evaluation metrics (ROC AUC, RMSE, precision, recall).
Working knowledge of descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, data profiling, and data cleaning.
Proficiency with Git, collaborative development, and AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude, etc.).
Strong written and spoken English skills to effectively explain complex findings to non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with Databricks (Unity Catalog, clusters, jobs, notebooks) or PySpark.
Exposure to MLflow, Delta Lake (medallion architecture), or Azure cloud services.
Experience with time-series forecasting, uplift modeling, or audience segmentation.
Familiarity with visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Plotly) or CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
Interest in Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI applications.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain data pipelines and transformations in Databricks using Python, PySpark, and SQL.
Perform exploratory data analysis to understand marketing, campaign, and customer datasets.
Engineer features, prepare training datasets, and train, evaluate, and tune machine learning models.
Support model deployment and monitoring in production alongside senior engineers.
Investigate and resolve data quality issues in source feeds and pipelines.
Leverage AI coding tools efficiently while maintaining code quality and deep understanding.
Participate in sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives within an Agile/SCRUM framework.
Write tests, data validation checks, and participate in code reviews.
Document datasets, features, model assumptions, and results.
Present findings and recommendations to both technical and business stakeholders.