Position: Junior Data Scientist
Company: Competera
Category: Data Science
Experience required: no_exp
English level: intermediate
Published: 2022-03-01T00:00:00+02:00

Competera uses **Big Data and Deep Learning** to change the way retailers do pricing. We are known for both cutting-edge math ‘under the hood’ and for deep expertise in the pricing domain. We are now looking for a **Junior Data Scientist** to change the way we deliver our solution to customers.

**What you will do:**
- Handle DS operations: metrics, model tuning/retraining, dataset preparation, feature engineering, and working with existing clients’ models
- Design and run market tests for new clients: select A/B groups, estimate model impacts, etc.

**Starter-kit needed to join the board:** 
- Core Python 3
- SQL basics
- Solid math background (Computer Science-related education is preferred)
- Solid understanding of ML basics: overfitting, metrics, cross-validation, hyperparameter tuning, classification of ML tasks and models (classification, regression, clustering etc.)
- Intermediate+ English

**Pleasant extras:**
- Scientific python toolkit (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, Keras / TensorFlow)
- Statistical testing experience, A/B testing
- Proven graduation from ML/AI MOOCs (Coursera, etc.),
- Participation in ML competitions (i.e. Kaggle)

**You’re gonna love it, and here’s why:**
- Meaningful work in an agile team ever-open to the experiments
- Fair payout with regular performance-based reviews
- Remote-first ideology: freedom to operate from the home office even after the pandemic
- Working hours that adapt to your biorhythm and no time tracking systems on
- Want to learn? Competera loves that and is eager to cover 60% of your training/courses fee
- Paid vacation & sick leaves (20 business days each) + 15 days off
- Partial medical insurance coverage.

**Let’s price the world together!**