Senior Data Scientist

Job Description

We have an exciting client in Cape Town looking for a Senior Data Scientist.

You will:

Build segmentation and propensity models

Build real time systems that integrate with the rest of our stack

Build visualisations using R Shiny, Data Studio, Tableau or similar

Brainstorm new ideas and concepts

Work with teammates on design, and code reviews

Build state-of-the-art statistical models

Minimum requirements:

At least 3 years of data science experience

Languages:

R/RStudio, MySQL

Strong mathematical or statistical knowledge

Strong data wrangling experience

Additional requirements:

Have an understanding of Hadoop, Hive and/or Map Reduce

Experience with distributed computing is advantageous:
Spark

Experience with Cloud services is advantageous: AWS, Google

Experience in working in an Agile/Scrum development environment