Senior Data Scientist

Permanent contract, Full or Part-Time, Remote or Cologne / Darmstadt / Düsseldorf / Berlin

We are the tech powerhouse behind Kaufland's international online marketplaces and a company within the Schwarz Group. Driven by a start-up mentality and working on an equal footing within flat hierarchies, we develop the best marketplace solutions for our customers, sellers and partners. #From Europe For Europe  Day by day, our Tech & Product Team of about 400 experts pursues the goal of creating the best possible customer shopping experience for our online marketplace.

Through innovative technical developments, they not only create an outstanding shopping experience but also lay the foundation for an optimal selling experience for our sellers. Learn more about our division, areas, and cross-functional teams here!

• You work on new and existing projects that push the business forward
• You seek out opportunities continually where data science can have big impact, pushing for those opportunities when they arise and pushing back when they aren't high impact
• You take full responsibility for the end-to-end lifecycle of data science services, from initial conceptualization and prototyping to full-scale production
• You work autonomously or in teams of varying sizes on a wide variety of projects, some examples could include: pricing prediction models pricing elasticity models multimodal classifiers complex and ambiguous forecasting models
• You're given a lot of freedom and responsibility to pursue projects that create real impact
• You actively share your expertise to raise the bar for engineering excellence within our data community
• You work with a team of highly skilled and very passionate data scientists and ML-engineers who actively support each other and share their knowledge profil

• You're passionate about data science and like to work with similarly passionate folks
• You have experience mentoring colleagues at various levels
• You have a long track record of conceptualizing and implementing end to end ML services that had a large scale impact on your company
• You have extensive knowledge of the data science toolbox particularly classic ML algorithms
• A proactive mindset and the ability to translate complex business problems into high-impact technical solutions define your working style
• You have several years of experience with modern infrastructure tools like Kafka, Kubernetes, or Datadog and have production experience in a cloud environment (ideally GCP)
• You have translated academic research into live data science services powering your company
• You are fluent in English (C1) and enjoy working in a dynamic, international environment

• Create your own work-life balance:
  You have the flexibility to choose between working remotely (within Germany) or from one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or in Berlin!
• Do you want to move to Germany? No problem - we offer you an attractive relocation package to give you a smooth start.
• Urban Sports Club and RSG Group Fitness Studios:
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• Mental Well-Being:
  We support you on your well-being journey with special offerings such as Instahelp, the digital platform for online psychological counseling
• Vacation & Sabbatical:
  Enjoy 30 days of vacation per year and the opportunity to take a sabbatical once you have been part of the team for a certain period!
• Option for Pluxee restaurant vouchers:
  Buy Pluxee vouchers through us and benefit from tax-advantaged meal allowances!
• 'Deutschlandticket':
  We subsidise your train season ticket for more mobility
• Employee Discount:
  You will receive a monthly coupon for
• Free choice of hardware:
  Mac or Lenovo, it's up to you
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