Cobrain | Washington DC | Data Scientist We are looking for a pragmatic data scientist who will help us understand consumers and products better than anyone else in the world. You think using collaborative filtering to bring understanding to the world of products is fun, but finding better ways to delight consumers is awesome.

Here's the spec:

-A strong background in data analysis and statistical modeling, paired with the capability to directly contribute to production code.

-Well versed in collaborative filtering and most of the following: entity resolution, modeling, natural language processing, ETL.

-Familiar with Hadoop and the Map/Reduce paradigm.

-Proficiency in R, Python, SQL.

-Some proficiency in Java with the desire to develop.

-Comfort with Unix environments.

-A team player who can work with other engineers and product owners.

-Understands how consumers want to shop on-line and is passionate about consumer products.

Bonus points for:

-Previous experience building production recommendations systems supporting consumer decision-making

-Experience with production ETL systems

-Prior start-up experience.

Please email careers@cobrain.com.

The not-so-new-anymore GOP one is called Para Bellum. http://www.parabellumlabs.com/

Looks like an awesome start-up. They've got Macs and there is a picture of a girl diagramming something with "Web" in it. The future is now.

They gave a talk at my school. One of their head engineers knew his stuff, but it seemed the guy on the political side of things didn't "get it." They definitely understood they were behind, but said they had the same amount of data as the DNC, just they weren't using it.