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Data Scientist

Seoul (On-site) • Full-time

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Data Analysis

Insights about this position

  • Visa sponsorship: No

    The company cannot sponsor a Korean work visa for this role.

  • Korean language proficiency: Not required

    No knowledge of Korean is required for this role.

  • Workplace type: On-site

    Work is primarily performed at the office.

As a Data Scientist at Retentix, you will design and refine predictive models and recommendation algorithms that form the core of our AI-powered email marketing SaaS product. You will play a key role in driving repeat purchases and LTV growth for our diverse DTC brand clients through data-driven solutions. You will translate business problems into data problems and work closely with backend engineers to ensure models operate reliably and efficiently in production environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and operate customer segmentation, targeting, and product/content recommendation algorithms to drive repeat purchases
  • Develop and improve predictive models (e.g., repurchase timing, response probability) based on customer behavior data
  • Collaborate with backend engineers to optimize ML model serving, inference speed, and operational stability
  • Continuously improve model performance based on experiment results and translate findings into measurable business impact

Requirements

  • 3+ years of hands-on project experience in ML/DL modeling
  • Experience in personalization recommendation and customer behavior prediction modeling
  • Understanding of or work experience in e-commerce and transactional data domains
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL programming
  • Solid understanding of how ML/DL models work and their underlying mathematical principles
  • Experience leading end-to-end projects from problem definition to model deployment
  • Strong communication skills to clearly explain analytical results and model architecture to non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree or higher in a Data Science-related field (Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, etc.)
  • Experience in ML modeling within a B2C business environment
  • Experience with large-scale data processing and analysis (Spark)
  • Comfortable with rapid experimentation and iterative model improvement through feedback cycles
  • Degree obtained in an English-speaking country, or ability to work in English

Tech Stack

  • Data processing/analysis libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Polars, Spark
  • ML/DL libraries: Scikit-Learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow
  • Cloud computing services: AWS