Data Scientist
FLYR is looking to add Data Scientists that will build the brains behind the airline revenue management system of the future. FLYR’s Data Science team writes the algorithms and software that sit at the core of its real-time prediction and optimization technologies. We tackle problems such as forecasting future trends of travel demand on a real-time basis; building hyper-personalized price elasticity curves tailored to flight route or seasonality; and optimizing airline revenue in a competitive landscape.
Data Scientists at FLYR work closely with leadership to understand and influence strategic product directions by communicating highly complex results in clear, actionable insights. Day-to-day responsibilities include exploring and understanding the richest data set in the travel industry, developing new models for each of FLYR’s airline customers and working with our top-notch team of engineers to deploy new solutions. Working with others to create data visualizations, design data pipelines, and determine the efficacy of new data products is common.
We’re looking for those that are passionate about travel, the economics of airfares as well as finding hidden insights and communicating them beautifully to others. FLYR is a fast-paced, fast-growing startup that keeps teams small. We give our data team members complete ownership of their projects and every team member has the ability to propose ideas for new products and improvements.
Qualifications
- Graduate degree or equivalent in CS, Math, Optimization, Economics, Data Science fields
- 2+ years of professional experience
- Top-notch Python skills
- Solid statistics knowledge
- Years of experience building and deploying data science models and algorithms
- A desire to reinvent the entire airline and dynamic pricing industries.
Product
FusionRM is our dynamic revenue management platform, used by major commercial airlines both internationally and domestically. FusionRM unlocks unique opportunities by leveraging a forecasting platform that was built from the ground up to use machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques throughout an airline's commerce funnel. Our product reach is growing quickly thanks to strong global customer demand.
About Us: Co-founders Alex Mans (CTO) and Jean Tripier (CEO) started FLYR in 2013. They come with a wide range of experiences in enterprise technology, aviation, and entrepreneurship. We are a dynamic and fast-growing travel tech start-up headquartered in SoMa San Francisco.
Perks/Benefits: Catered lunch every Monday, team lunches/outings, competitive compensation package, equity in Series A startup with high growth potential, comprehensive healthcare plans (PPO & HMO available), 401K, generous PTO policy, flexible working arrangements, dog-friendly office, and more!
Funding
FLYR has raised over $25M to date, with prominent investors such as Peter Thiel.
Other investors include: JetBlue Technology Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, AXA Strategic Investors, Amadeus, Western Technology Investment (WTI).
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https://flyrlabs.com
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