Description

This hybrid position requires two days per week in our San Francisco office. About you You’re an analytical problem-solver ready to put your skills toward purposeful work that has a global impact. You want to lead the way in innovation, exploring the latest technologies and finding new solutions. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to work with and learn alongside the best in Product, Design, and Engineering. About this role We currently have an econometric pricing model that we use to estimate course demand on Udemy. You’ll be part of a team of 4 data scientists on our Pricing Data Science team who will research and build new functionality for this model, including: Adding competitive cross-price effects to our model, improving existing model features, and exploring alternative economic and machine learning model designs. What you'll be doing Interact with the team of Data Scientists that created our current model. Research existing economics and econometrics literature for methods that may improve the existing model. Become familiar with our data tools and infrastructure. Become familiar with new large datasets and building data pipelines from raw data sources as needed. Create and test new features / variables to be included in the model. Build and test a new econometric pricing model, and report out findings to senior Data leaders. What you’ll have Current student in Economics, Econometrics, or quantitative business school Ph.D. program strongly preferred, but non-Ph.D. track students will be considered for exceptional candidates. 1+ years of experience with Python coding, and familiarity with standard modules such as pandas, scikit-learn, numpy, etc. 1+ years of experience with SQL, and demonstrated ability to write complex queries to transform and pull data from our Redshift and Databricks warehouses. Graduate coursework in Econometrics, and familiarity with empirical estimation of price elasticities. Experience with AWS Sagemaker and cloud-based tools for machine learning model development and deployment. Applied Industrial Organization or Applied Econometrics background would be ideal. We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you! Life at Udemy We aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy: We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we’re a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we’re better for it. Learning is what we do – inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You’ll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend. Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success. We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work. Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs? At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our Benefits Start With U Our benefits package at Udemy “starts with U” and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you’re a full-time Udemate based in the United States: Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage HSA/FSA/Commuter: Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus up to six to ten weeks of paid disability leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities Vacation: Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly Holidays: Twelve paid holidays throughout the year Information regarding data privacy is available within the Udemy Careers Privacy Notice. At Udemy we strive to be transparent with compensation. With equity and transparency at the forefront of consideration, we offer the same pay rate for all of our internships. Hourly Pay Range $52—$52 USD

Role and Responsibilities

• Interact with the team of Data Scientists that created our current model. Research existing economics and econometrics literature for methods that may improve the existing model. Become familiar with our data tools and infrastructure. Become familiar with new large datasets and building data pipelines from raw data sources as needed. Create and test new features / variables to be included in the model. Build and test a new econometric pricing model, and report out findings to senior Data leaders.