DeepMacro | New York, NY or Hanover, NH (no remote) | Full-time or contract
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We're seeking Data Scientists and Matlab/Octave Engineers.
DeepMacro collects and analyzes data from across the internet to better measure the global economy. We were founded in 2016 by an economist with experience at top hedge funds and the sell side (Jeff Young) and an expert in internet intelligence (Jim Cowie). We've raised a seed round (including some top macro investors) and also have happy paying customers, and are growing fast.
Our data team builds a picture of the economic state of the world by gathering hard evidence from the Internet. We have a range of opportunities for data scientists to gain experience with macroeconomic data, from Internet data collection to analysis to visualization. You’ll invent new ways of taking the pulse of the global economy... the more inventive, the better.
Requirements: Successful candidates will demonstrate creativity, insight, and experience with standard Python-based tools and methodologies for online data collection and analysis. You should be independent and intellectually curious about the challenges of measurement and modeling. Particular attention given to expertise in specific types of data acquisition and analysis: internet scraping, image processing, IoT, NLP. No finance experience required!
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