We are Outbrain.

We’re one of the world’s largest content recommendation platforms, delighting audiences with engaging, personalized content recommendations while serving as the primary engagement partner and platform for the world’s top digital media companies. 

If you're excited to work in a cutting-edge big data environment, if you're eager to expand our data-driven culture and drive actionable insights to meet always changing business needs, we’d love to meet you!

Outbrain seeks exceptional analytical skills and a highly motivated student analyst to join our Algo Team. 

In this role, you’ll serve as an analytics domain expert, and work closely with our R&D and Algo team towards optimizing company performance and profitability by analyzing and understanding our unique marketplace behavior, through AB tests and in-depth analyses.

As with any Outbrain employee, we're looking for someone who is resourceful, bright, proactive, works well independently and as part of a team, and who will be passionate about what she or he does. For this position, we are looking for a person with strong analytical skills, who pays great attention to details, and can grasp the ever-changing complexity of the business and technology.

****** This is a student position (60%) ******

 

 A day in the life

• Work closely with different teams and stakeholders and become the focal point for marketplace analytics in the organization.
• Draw insights from data and provide recommendations to support algorithmic and business decision-making processes.
• Create, support, and maintain big data, reports, and dashboards to monitor product performance and evaluate the impact of new features and initiatives.
• Use exploratory data analysis techniques to identify patterns or trends in a complex data environment.
• Continuously monitor performance metrics and A/B tests to provide useful actionable insights related to products.

 

What you’ll bring

• A third-year student in a Bachelor’s degree of a quantitative field such as Mathematics / Data Science / Computer Science / Statistics or equivalent academic knowledge
• Strong abilities in SQL and Python with experience in querying different datasets.
• Outstanding analytical & technical skills with proven projects
• Experience with data visualization tools 
• Great problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong attention to details and a passion for driving continuous improvement
• Fast and independent learner
• Team player
• Fluent English

 

 

More than snacks!

• Office and home hybrid working
• Expand your toolbox with our mentorship program and internal learning tools
• Happy hours 
• …and of course a fully stocked kitchen!

 

 

We Recommend #LifeAtOutbrain

Outbrain is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.

Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.

Did you know "trust" is one of our core values? We apply this value to our day-to-day by working collaboratively on a global scale. With managers and teammates often sitting in other countries and time zones, we value communication, patience, and open-mindedness to all cultural backgrounds. We encourage all ideas, and everyone gets a seat at the table!

Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our  Employee Resource Groups –employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change. From OB Green (environmental), OB WE (women empowerment), OB Good (charitable initiatives) to OB4E (diversity, equity, and inclusion), you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.

Dive into the Outbrain experience via our Instagram account! 

Hungry for more? Have a closer look at #LifeAtOutbrain exploring our company manifesto, Youtube channel , Outbrain Culture blog and social media channels Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.