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(Senior) Data Scientist (m/f/d) in Barcelona

New Work SE

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Full-Time
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Job Description

Our Data Science team is responsible for turning data into services and products for XING. Around 25 Data scientists, architects and engineers work together to create highly scalable solutions that serve millions of users. We bring state-of-the-art algorithms into production by making use of technologies such as Hadoop (e.g. Hive, Spark), Akka, Kafka, Cassandra, elasticsearch, etc. Learn more about our team at: https://bit.ly/data-science-team  

At the moment, we are working intensively on projects related to building advanced ranking models for our search and recommender systems and automating machine learning. Therefore, we are seeking a Data Scientist who helps with designing algorithms/models and implementing these algorithms/models into production services. If you want to get things done rather than sit in meetings, like helping others and learning from them, you will have fun in our team!

A challenging task

  • Solve challenging problems in the context of search, recommender systems and machine learning
  • Perform analyses on massive amounts of data and build scalable machine learning models, ranking algorithms and help automating machine learning processes
  • Develop new and enhance algorithms and services using technologies such as Scala, elasticsearch, and Hadoop technologies (e.g. Hive, MapReduce)

A convincing background

  • MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Math or similar discipline
  • Hands-on experience in exploring large datasets (e.g. with Hive, R, Python, etc.) and creating machine learning models
  • Solid programming skills (preferably also in Scala/Java)
  • Experience in implementing scalable models and algorithms that process large datasets and are used in production services
  • Theoretical and practical knowledge in the information retrieval or machine learning domain (ideally, experience in developing ranking models)
  • Proficient English language skills (German is not required)

An inspiring environment

  • Training, conferences and many opportunities to learn, experiment and grow.
  • A great, multicultural and diverse environment.
  • Regular innovation weeks
  • Flexible working hours and some days "work from home"
  • Restaurant tickets, fresh fruit, coffee, snacks and much more.
  • Flexible compensation plan, if you wish to diversify and increase your net salary: Health insurance/ Transport/ Nursery Tickets
  • Spanish or German lessons.
  • A mobile device of your choice as well for private use (iPhone, iPad, Android…).
  • A sunny office located in the centre of Barcelona, with a large terrace.
  • Extended holidays
  • Competitive salary and a Permanent contract
  • Large, highly distributed platform with over 14 million users.
  • A variety of technologies and languages: Perl, Ruby on Rails, Java, Scala, Elasticsearch, REST, React, AMQP, Linux, Hadoop, Riak, MongoDB, MySQL, Solr, iOS, Android, Backbone.js, Git, Jenkins…

 

About New Work SE

  • Recruiting

  • Hamburg, Germany

  • 1,000-5,000

  • 2003

We don’t see “New Work” as a buzzword. To us, it’s a promise. We strive to make happiness at work a reality. Because it’s not only about the money, it’s also about the working environment and appreciation. It’s about creating the best team setup you can imagine, and about getting involved in things you’re passionate about. And you can be part of it! We want our employees to innovate and we enable them to do what they really, really want.

Based on this conviction, New Work SE aligns its brands, products and services around its vision – For a better working life.

You can find the New Work SE as an employer at its headquarter in Hamburg and other locations like Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Barcelona, Valencia and Porto. Currently, around 1600 employees from 55 different nations are actively shaping the future of work.

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