Senior Data Scientist

Key Skills

A/B Testing, Apache Kafka, CDASH, Data pipelines, Databricks, Natural Language Processing (NLP), NoSQL, Python Programming, SQL

Job Description

Data Science Team @Heetch

LLMs, hyperparameter tuning, parallel computing? Let’s first get the buzzwords out of the way, at Heetch we care about maximizing the impact rather than hype. Our Data people main strength lies more in their capacity to proactively seek out stakeholders and build relationships with them

Our team’s mission is to provide valuable data insights to Product/Marketing/Marketplace squads in order to help them understand what is going on, discover opportunities, and take impactful decisions that will later on improve the whole experience for both our drivers and passengers

What are the challenges Data Scientists face at Heetch?

• Navigate through thousands of different datasets
• Identify hidden business opportunities proactively
• Motivate and/or automate data-driven decision-making
• Improve our rules and processes around data quality standards
• Work in one of the most competitive industries with a challenger status

What will you do?

• Work alongside a Product team and become an expert in your domain’s data
• Collaborate and lead cross-teams data projects, with various stakeholders (product managers, developers, data engineers…)
• Dig into the product's performance with thorough analyses, to uncover hidden opportunities for growth and efficiency for Heetch
• Architect data models and pipelines, to transform raw data into product insights
• Design, monitor and analyse product experiments such as A/B tests, with frequentists and Bayesian methods
• Develop and present actionable business intelligence dashboards

Does it sound like you?

• You have 3+ years experience in data manipulation, and a strong knowledge of SQL and Python
• You create clear and powerful data visualisations (dashboards, presentations...)
• You can communicate effectively with colleagues from various backgrounds and technical levels
• You have statistical knowledge and know how to navigate the traps of experimentation (A/B testing)
• You proactively detect issues and identify their root cause, by asking the Five Whys
• You want to steer the company in the right direction in terms of data quality standards
• You are fluent in English (it’s the language we use within the company, because hey we’re an international team
• If you have experience leading cross-team projects, it will be a plus

Our team's values

• Transparency: We discuss everything openly within the team. Our 'Speak up' culture is strong
• Learn from failures: It's ok to fail, learn from it and try again
• Experiment things: Being free is part of our DNA, we can try things as long as it brings value
• Caring is sharing: We believe in continuous learning and want you to be proud of what you've learned/built. Sharing is a natural part of the process

What's next?

If your application is selected, the process will be in 4 steps:

• Interview with a recruiter (45mn)
• Take home assignment (~1 week deadline)
• Assignment follow-up with your future manager (1h)
• A last round to meet your future teammates and key stakeholders

• Heetch embraces diversity and equal opportunity for everyone We provide a safe and inclusive work environment. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

For non-European citizens, a valid working visa for France is required to be eligible for the role.