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Sr. Data Scientist - Pricing Algorithms - CarMax
Data Scientist
Senior Data Scientist leading pricing algorithm development, leveraging Python, ML, SQL, and AWS to optimize vehicle valuation and inventory spend for a high-volume automotive marketplace.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy advanced pricing models that drive accurate vehicle valuations across millions of transactions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate market data, consumer demand signals, and auction supply into real-time pricing engines.
- Utilize Python and SQL to extract, transform, and analyze large datasets, ensuring data quality and model robustness.
- Implement scalable solutions on AWS, optimizing performance and cost for high-throughput pricing workloads.
- Lead model validation, A/B testing, and continuous improvement cycles to maintain competitive pricing advantage.
Requirements
- 5+ years of data science experience in pricing or related domains.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience with AWS services (SageMaker, Lambda, Redshift).
- Strong background in machine learning techniques, model evaluation, and feature engineering.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex analytics into actionable business insights.
- Experience with large-scale data pipelines and data engineering best practices.
Skills
pythonmachine learningsqlaws