[Remote] Sports Modeler

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Underdog Fantasy is a rapidly growing sports company focused on making sports more enjoyable for fans. They are seeking a Sports Modeler to build predictive and simulation models that support their product pricing across major US sports, collaborating with engineering and trading teams for model refinement. Responsibilities • Working with an international team of sports modelers to build a range of models to assist with our unique Underdog business. • You will build predictive and simulation models to underpin the pricing of a range of our products across major US sports. • Analyzing defining and performing on the performance of our models to identify opportunities of improvement. • Collaborating with engineering and trading teams on the design, implementation and refinement of models. Skills • 2+ years of full time experience in a fast-paced financial or similar setting • Strong programming skills in Python and R, with experience using libraries such as Pandas, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow • Solid understanding of statistical methods and their application in data analysis • Ability to write complex SQL queries to extract and manipulate data from databases • Familiarity with big data tools like Spark and Kafka • Understanding of ETL processes and data pipeline design • Education: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field • Have experience working as a data scientist in the sports or finance industries. Benefits • Unlimited PTO for full-time employees (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season) • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave • Home office stipend • A connected virtual-first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce • 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents Company Overview • We’re the fastest-growing sports gaming company ever. Our mission is to build innovative games and products for American sports fans. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://underdogfantasy.com/. Company H1B Sponsorship • Underdog has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.