Senior Data Scientist

• ! Contract Type: Contract of Employment (Umowa o Prace)
• Remote in Poland #LI-Remote

YouGov has an exciting new Senior Data Scientist role available, working with the YouGov Safe Team, which processes and analyses terabytes of data on a daily basis to help us on our journey to connect data and understand what the world thinks. The team works with some super interesting data:

• SVOD (e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+) watching history
• Gaming (e.g. Steam)
• Banking transactions
• Browsing History
• YouTube History

You will enjoy working with us if you:

• Are excited about generating insights using terabytes of data from millions of users.
• Can take end-to-end ownership – work on futures from research and proof-of concept, through documentation and implementation, to release and maintenance.
• Like collaborating with diverse team to find a solution satisfying all needs.
• Are open, frank, and respectful in communication

While working with us, you will:

• Develop, deliver and operate new data science services and features for YouGov Safe and/or YouGov Signal platforms.
• Use statistical, algorithmic, data mining, and visualization techniques to model complex problems, find opportunities, discover solutions, and deliver actionable business insights.
• Find creative and innovative ways of solving problems and delivering solutions.
• Own your projects based on our data and answer to various market research related questions.
• Communicate data-driven insights and recommendations to key stakeholders.

TECHNICAL & BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS

• Proven proficient experience in data science and modelling using Python, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-Learn (and/ or other modelling packages), StatsModels (and / or other statistical packages), Git
• Proven proficient experience in processing Big Data using PySpark, Apache Airflow, Presto / Athena SQL and regular SQL
• Experience with Machine Learning, Evaluation, feature engineering, model training, model deployment.
• Strong programming skills - writing clean and efficient code.
• Strong understanding of statistics, statistical modeling techniques and data analysis methods.
• Ask relevant questions and offer thoughtful opinions.
• Worked for at least a year remotely in a global environment
• Communicate fluently in English.
• Great collaboration skills
• Embrace our YouGov Values https://jobs.yougov.com/life

It would be a plus if you:

• Have experience with AWS or any other cloud provider.
• Have experience with AWS Glue, Athena, MWAA, Lambda, S3 services.
• Have experience with NLP processing, especially LLMs.
• Like entertainment industry, have basic understanding about TV-Shows, Movies, Games, and social media.