The data science team at HomeAway is looking for part-time apprentices to annotate hundreds of thousands to millions of textual and pictorial records to train machine learning algorithms. I ideal candidate would be in their Freshman or Sophomore years in school and should be local to the Austin area.

What you’ll do:

• As a Data Scientist Apprentice at HomeAway – you’ll work with an amazing group of Data Scientists who play a major role in how we architect, visualize, and interpret critical data that is at the very core of our business.
• We know that the very first requirement for high quality supervised artificial intelligence is reliable labeled data; all of our successes in that field have come from team members committed to accuracy and efficiency in this practice. Our labelers are responsible for the ultimate gold standard for managed predictions.
• A normal day will likely include classifying or finding sub-components in thousands of single-page documents or images, requesting clarity from subject matter experts who own the business requirements, and communicating those findings as a member of the data science team.

Who you are:

• You'll standout from the crowd if you have experience annotating text in prodi.gy, GATE,BRAT, or Figure Eight (previously known as Crowdflower), and if you have working knowledge of statistics or data science.

Why join us:

Expedia Group recognizes our success is dependent on the success of our people. We are the world's travel platform, made up of the most knowledgeable, passionate, and creative people in our business. Our brands recognize the power of travel to break down barriers and make people's lives better – that responsibility inspires us to be the place where exceptional people want to do their best work, and to provide them to tools to do so. 

Whether you're applying to work in engineering or customer support, marketing or lodging supply, at Expedia Group we act as one team, working towards a common goal; to bring the world within reach. We relentlessly strive for better, but not at the cost of the customer. We act with humility and optimism, respecting ideas big and small. We value diversity and voices of all volumes. We are a global organization but keep our feet on the ground so we can act fast and stay simple. Our teams also have the chance to give back on a local level and make a difference through our corporate social responsibility program, Expedia Cares.

Our family of travel brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Egencia®, trivago®, HomeAway®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Wotif®, lastminute.com.au®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Hotwire®, Classic Vacations®, Expedia® Media Solutions, CarRentals.com™, Expedia Local Expert®, Expedia® CruiseShipCenters®, SilverRail Technologies, Inc., ALICE and Traveldoo®.

About HomeAway:

HomeAway, a world leader in the vacation rental industry, is the place to book beach houses, cabins, and condos with more than two million places to stay in 190 countries. The site makes it easy to find and book the perfect vacation rental for any getaway, often for less than the cost of traditional hotel accommodations. HomeAway is part of the Expedia Group family of brands. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.