This is a full-time, virtual/remote position in the United States and associated time zones.

Are you a believer in the power of education, technology, and software development?

How about working for a company whose mission is to transform the world through digital literacy?

Coding Dojo is looking for a Data Scientist with the quantitative skills to match their entrepreneurial spirit. Here you will flex your skills in a company that recognizes your competency.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with executives, stakeholders, and decision-makers to understand their department goals / strategy and design / implement tools / insights to accelerate business
• Deep-dive into available data sets to identify KPIs driving business growth / performance and derailers to success
• Analyze our current intelligence framework to introduce improvements for increasing utility in Coding Dojo’s product and business data
• Leverage industry best practices and emerging trends to design and build intelligence dashboards
• Be a key contributor in driving innovation for the data team as well as maintain and improve our data analytics infrastructure
• Upskill business stakeholders in data analytics best practices to create a self-service data culture.
• Create user-friendly analytics products for departments to leverage
• Work closely with the Head of Data / Analytics to shape strategy, introduce new tools, and create the required structure for Coding Dojo to scale effectively

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Experience in statistical/predictive modeling techniques and principles using languages/statistical software such as MATLAB, Stata, R, SAS, or Python
• Proficiency in Excel (=index(match), VLOOKUP, creating pivot tables, etc.)
• High attention to detail and accuracy and strong analytical skills
• Strong understanding of end-to-end business functions and systems / tools to proactively mine data / generate solutions for teams to explore
• Strong SQL skills, capable of complex, efficient, and maintainable SQL to accomplish data analysis goals. A major plus if you have hands-on experience in building and managing data transformation (experience with DBT a plus) 
• Experience with a data visualization tool (i.e. Looker, Tableau)
• Experience with cloud data warehouse technologies (Snowflake is a plus).
• Able to communicate technical concepts/analyses to non-technical stakeholders effectively
• Driven by logical and analytical thinking to solve problems and have an eye for detail-oriented analysis and design.
• Functional knowledge of financial, sales, or other core business metrics
• Certification in data science, analytics (preferred, not required)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other related STEM discipline 
• 3 years in a related role (e.g. Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Manager, Data Engineer):
  • Minimum of 3 years of SQL experience
  • Minimum of 3 years of Python
  • Tangible experience with ETL or ELT for data (extract, transform, load) or (extract, load, transform) with a preference for the latter
  • Experience managing / implementing systems in concert with data analysis / modeling (e.g. cloud computing, Data Visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, etc.), managing a data pipeline (Databricks), or databases: Snowflake, MongoDB, SQL servers)
  • Experience using Git or other version control system in a team setting

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary + benefits package
• Diverse work culture
• Healthy work/life balance (monthly “Wellness Days” off + “No Meeting” days + numerous holidays)
• Be a part of the mission to diversify the tech industry

ABOUT CODING DOJO

Coding Dojo is a global education technology company that offers a three full-stack computer programming Bootcamp, as well as courses on Data Science and other emerging technologies. Our innovative curriculum and Learning Management System is designed to train students to become self-sufficient developers, regardless of their technical background. We also make it our mission to support underserved communities and increase diversity in the tech industry.

This position is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly growing company and make a positive impact in many people's lives. At Coding Dojo we pride ourselves on possessing a culture of execution that caters to wavemakers rather than wave riders. If you are interested in joining a diverse and dynamic team who values speed, continuous improvement, measurement, focus, accountability, and “attacking the gap”, you will feel right at home at Coding Dojo.

Coding Dojo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Coding Dojo is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.