Job Description:

Do you love data? Scribd needs a rock-star developer with strong quantitative skills to help us analyze the huge volume of data we’ve created. As our analytics expert, you will look for patterns in existing data, use A/B testing to optimize Scribd products, build scalable infrastructure to analyze terabytes of data, generate and implement your own ideas for increasing key metrics, and have a direct impact on company revenue.

Qualifications:

* Ruby on Rails experience, preferred
* Strong SQL knowledge, required
* Strong quantitative skills, preferably academic background in statistics
* Degree in quantitative field, such as CS or Math, required
* Experience building web-scale infrastructure
* Experience with website analytics and optimization a big plus
* Experience with Internet ads and ad optimization a big plus
* Love of exploring data – you should love Excel as much as we do
* 2+ years of experience in software development / data mining
* Ability to manage your time effectively and work on many different projects simultaneously

This position reports to the CTO.

Availability: Full-time.

Location: You are preferably located near San Francisco, CA. Relocation assistance is designed on a per-case basis. In short, we’ll be creative to get you here.

Contact: Please send your email cover letter and resume with the subject “Your name – Data and Analytics Engineer – via Scribd.com” to jobs@scribd.com. All communication and correspondence is held in the strictest confidence to ensure that you can connect and learn more without exposure.

Source: http://www.scribd.com/jobs