Sr Data Scientist (San Jose)

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Overview

Live the

Overview

Live the experience . From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalabilityand is recognized that way. Weve been defined as a mature start-up. A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are.

Were engineering for the future of retail, and its no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, youll find that virtually nothings impossible at Ulta Beauty.

COMPANY: Ulta Beauty Credit Services Corporation

LOCATION: 1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 120, Bolingbrook, IL 60440

TITLE: Senior Data Scientist

HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

DUTIES: Mentor a young and dynamic team of data scientists including conducting code reviews: Provide technical and professional guidance to more junior team members around software engineering best practices such as OoP and stakeholder interactions. Conduct code reviews for other projects, providing feedback and offering alternative approaches when needed.

Design and map out ML solutions to business problems: conduct the project planning process and map out required tasks, including time and effort estimation. Determine the best approaches and risk areas for the project.

Engage with business partners to hash out project needs: conduct the gathering of requirements and refine the use-case alongside internal stakeholders from business or IT orgs. Provide updates and troubleshooting as needed surrounding the technical aspects of the use-case.

Advise on emerging areas of technology and AI: provide advisory services as needed to other business units regarding emerging technology trends in the AI space such as GenAI, reinforcement learning, etc. Help the enterprise avoid pitfalls in the technology and provide them with formal or informal technical assessments.

Implement ML solutions to business problems: Execute the software development for the project such that business requirements are addressed and a solution is provided.

Provide guidance on data science best practices: leverage industry best practices, conferences, external knowledge to educate the team and broader enterprise on best practices observed.

REQUIREMENTS: Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics or other quantitative field.

One (1) year in any occupation with NLP, Machine Learning, or Data Science experience.

One (1) year in any occupation with NLP, Machine Learning, or Data Science experience must include: OoP languages including Python and coding paradigms; Frameworks: Scikit Learn, TensorFlow or Pytorch, Numpy, Pandas, and SciPy; Cloud computing platforms such as Google Cloud, Azure or AWS; Experience building ML solutions from existing libraries; Recommendation systems; Clustering problems; Supervised-, weakly-supervised-, and un-supervised learning; Statistical analyses of model results; Deep Learning; Relational databases including Postgres, Bigquery and MySQL; Document databases including MongoDB; and low-latency databases including BigTable.

TELECOMMUTING EMPLOYEE: Reports to company headquarters in Bolingbrook, IL. Can work remotely or telecommute up to 100%.

SALARY : $165,984 - $166,984 per year

APPLY: Job ID 2025-381292

The pay range for this position is $165,984.00 - $166,984.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Companys bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page:

About

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful . Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beautys own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuringhair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Consumer Services, Personal Care Product Manufacturing, and Retail

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