2019 Scientist Intern, Content Science Road Crew Summer Internship Oakland, California Description At Pandora, we're a unique collection of engineers, musicians, designers, marketers, and world-class sellers with a common goal: to enrich lives by delivering effortless personalized music enjoyment and discovery. People?the listeners, the artists, and our employees?are at the center of our mission and everything we do. Actually, employees at Pandora are a lot like the service itself: bright, eclectic, and innovative. Collaboration is the foundation of our workforce, and were looking for smart individuals who are self-motivated and passionate to join us. Be a part of the engine that creates the soundtrack to life. Discover your future at Pandora! Our Intern program offers two 12-week sessions. Please let us know which session you would like to participate in. Summer 2019: * June 3rd through August 23rd * June 17th through September 6th Job Description: The Content Science team builds data science products and services for content creators such as artists, curators, and programmers, to create the best-in-class curated music catalog and programs, promote music and concerts through our Artist Marketing Platform, and build personalized listening experiences to introduce podcasts to millions of Pandora listeners. As a Content Science intern, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a broad set of problems ranging from enhancing our content understanding for music and podcasts to building recommendation algorithms to power our next generation of podcast personalization services. Successful candidates will have expertise in machine learning and statistics, solid programming skills, outstanding communication skills, and ability to work in a team with a diverse skill set. To land this gig, you will need: * Pursuing a PhD degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics) * Demonstrated expertise in machine learning and/or statistics * Proficiency with Python or R * Familiarity with SQL or Hive (or proprietary equivalent) Bonus points if: * Expertise in Natural Language Processing or RecSys * Experience in Text Mining * Experience with the Hadoop technology stack * Experience with Spark and Scala * Experience with the design and execution of large-scale quantitative analyses Pandora is committed to diversity in its workforce. Pandora is an equal employment opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, veteran or disability status. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply. Pandora is also a VEVRAA federal contractor. Pandora requests priority referrals of protected veterans from each ESDS, as required by regulation. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to disability@pandora.com This email box is designed to assist job seekers who require a reasonable accommodation to the application process. A response to your request may take up to two business days. In your email, please include the following: * The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application. * The location or office to which you would like to apply * The subject of the email should read "Request for Reasonable Accommodation". Apply Apply Later Back to Current Openings ------------ Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email