We are hiring: Data Scientist, London...

Are you an experienced data scientist or modeller, who
enjoys problem solving and your idea of a good day is receiving
huge amount of data? This position could be for you…. At GEOLYTIX
we seek new and innovative ways to make spatial analytics
accessible, exciting and indispensable. Our customers span the
retail, financial, property, leisure and food & beverage
industries, across the world. We build innovative solutions to
support our clients to make better decisions combining various
forecasting methods and statistical models, GIS and web tools to
create bespoke solutions. We are always looking to do things
better. We have fun and value every member of our team. Are you our
next Data Scientist? About You ● You’re already an experienced data
scientist or modeller – your idea of a good day is receiving huge
amounts of data and working out how customers are going to behave.
● You enjoy problem solving, and will be building gravity or
machine learning models, for a variety of clients across wide
ranging sectors. ● You want to be original – you don’t want to do
the same old, same old. You’re consistently looking for innovation.
● Ideally you know your way around a GIS (not essential) ● You
enjoy the world of retail, and have a good grasp of geography. ●
You know enough about programming so that you’re quick and
efficient, anything you don’t know you can quickly grasp. ● If you
don’t have experience with really big data, you’ll be keen to learn
how we process it at Geolytix. ● You care about your code. You know
your way around git and how to productionise models you have built.
● You’re a ‘people person’ and build relationships with customers
as you will lead projects on your own. Your qualifications and
experience ● You are a pro at using SQL for data manipulation (at
least one of PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Google BigQuery, SparkSQL)*
Modelling & Statistical Analysis experience, ideally customer
related ● Coding skills in at least one of Python, R, Scala, C,
Java or JS ● Track record of using data manipulation and machine
learning libraries in one or more programming languages. ● Keen
interest in some of the following areas: Big Data Analytics (e.g.
Google BigQuery / BigTable, Apache Spark), Parallel Computing (e.g.
Apache Spark, Kubernetes, Databricks), Cloud Engineering (AWS, GCP,
Azure), Spatial Query Optimisation, Data Storytelling with
(Jupyter) Notebooks, Graph Computing, Microservices Architectures ●
Modelling & Statistical Analysis experience, ideally customer
related ● A university degree – numbers based, Computer Science or
Geography ● Relevant industry sector knowledge ideal but not
essential ● A strong communicator with the ability to work with
colleagues remotely across the globe ● Be able to provide evidence
of attention to detail, proactivity and managing deadlines Other
stuff Our offices are in Leeds and Clerkenwell, London. The role
can be located in either. Competitive salary. We’re a young and
growing company who embrace flexible working; full time or part
time, family friendly hours and/or working from home days
considered Benefits ● Flexible working ● City Centre office
location ● Vitality Health membership ● Great maternity and
paternity schemes ● Cycle to work scheme ● Tusker Car Purchase
scheme ● Bonus scheme ● Opportunity for all employees to become a
shareholder on our long term incentive plan Interested? If you are
interested in this role and are looking for your next challenge,
please send your CV and cover letter to . No
agencies please. #J-18808-Ljbffr