About the Team

At Stitch Fix, our data science team combines machine learning with expert human judgment to generate innovative recommendations and insights that transform the way our clients discover what they love. We believe in a curiosity-driven, data science culture where members have autonomy to deliver impact through end-to-end, full-stack product development and ownership. The diversity of the problems that we work on and the data-rich environment of our business make it possible, even essential, to bring the tools of multiple disciplines to bear on our hardest problems. As a $2B+ company, our growing international business is looking for data scientists and leaders to join us in the revolutionization of retail.

Within Algorithms, the Forecast and Estimation of Demand (FED) Team informs strategic and operational decisions by providing explicable and consumable forecasts of aggregate client behaviors and order volume. 

About the Role

In this role, you will be part of a team that focuses on building and improving time-series models to forecast key business metrics related to client acquisitions, engagement, and retention. You will get the opportunity to collaborate with different teams across Algorithms to amplify the impact of this forecast by integrating tools and systems. You will leverage your experience and expertise in applied math and statistics to improve our models and advise the work of others on the team. 

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Develop and use complex Bayesian and time-series models for prediction and inference
• Own end-to-end model development
• Develop projects to codify business knowledge along with abstract routine work and questions to enable automation and self-service tools
• Work with a collaborative team to build a cutting-edge, scalable demand forecasting platform that has direct business impact
• Leverage your mathematics expertise to ideate new projects and lead yourself and team to developing advancements in model implementation and application
• Develop a bottoms-up forecasting tool to help gain insight about arbitrary client segments
• Act as a thought leader for the team – identify, research, advise, and implement approaches to new and old problems
• Build enduring technical partnerships across the organization

We’re excited about you because…

• You have a Bachelor’s degree or higher and 7+ years of combined academic and professional experience in Statistics or applied mathematics 
• You have a high attention to detail and harbor borderline reckless curiosity
• You have experience working autonomously and taking ownership of projects, but remain open to guidance and direction from your manager and teammates
• You are a solid scientific software developer and can work within a shared code base
• You have strong coding and design skills, and are proficient in Python and R
• You have experience developing mathematical models for real world applications
• You are someone who likes a good challenge and is comfortable taking responsibility for high impact work.
• You communicate effectively and work well with cross-functional partners

Why you'll love working at Stitch Fix...

• We are a group of bright, kind and goal oriented people. You can be your authentic self here, and are empowered to encourage others to do the same!
• We are a successful, fast-growing company at the forefront of tech and fashion, redefining retail for the next generation.
• We are a technologically and data-driven business.
• We are committed to our clients and connected through our vision of “Transforming the way people find what they love”.
• We love solving problems, thinking creatively and trying new things.
• We believe in autonomy & taking initiative.
• We are challenged, developed and have meaningful impact.
• We take what we do seriously. We don’t take ourselves seriously.
• We have a smart, experienced leadership team that wants to do it right & is open to new ideas.
• We offer competitive compensation packages and comprehensive health benefits.
• You will be proud to say that you work for Stitch Fix and will know that the work you do brings joy to our clients every day.

About Stitch Fix

At Stitch Fix, we’re about personal styling for everybody and we believe in both a service and a workplace where you can be your best, most authentic self. We’re the first fashion retailer to combine technology and data science with the human instinct of a Stylist to deliver a deeply personalized shopping experience. This novel juxtaposition attracts a highly diverse group of talented people who are both thinkers and doers. All of this results in a simple, powerful offering to our customers and a successful, growing business serving millions of men, women, and kids. We believe we are only scratching the surface on our opportunity, and we’re looking for incredible people like you to help us carry on that trend.

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