At SPD Technology, we bring together a team of like-minded people who are driven by the desire to bring value through their work, united in their commitment to high performance and delivering custom, cutting-edge tech solutions that drive clients’ growth. We empower our people with a culture of excellence and enable them with the opportunity to uphold their accountability to contribute on each level. We value humanity and collaboration, encourage professional and personal growth, and foster a supportive and flexible work environment where everyone’s contribution is welcomed.

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join us as part of our team.

About the project

Big international company whose main business is related to gift cards and their functioning: issuing and distribution of cards, processing of payments, exchanging, refilling, etc. It also operates with many other types of digital content like eGifts, incentive cards, promotions, rewards, etc. The company has several e-commerce sites and platforms that are helping to distribute the gift card products. Also, the company has a bunch of own core services that perform all the management of gift cards in the ecosystem. The company seeks a Data Scientist for a new team who will work with a recommendation system.

Team structure: Distributed. Manager is in USA California

Processes: flexible schedule, avg 8 hours in a working day, with the opportunity of being available online until 8-9 pm CET (when it’s needed).

Technical stack: AWS, Python, Adobe Experience Platform. Some ML related tools can be picked by engineer.

As a qualified expert, You will

  • Working and professionally communicating with the customer’s team
  • Taking up responsibility for delivering major solution features
  • Participating in requirements gathering & clarification process, proposing optimal architecture strategies, leading the data architecture implementation
  • Building machine learning algorithms for solving business problems in E-commerce and Retail
  • Developing AWS machine learning infrastructure to support and maintain model serving and training
  • Analysis of data for patterns
  • Visualisation of data

We’re looking for you if you have

  • 5+ years of experience in IT
  • 3+ years of experience in data science projects
  • Strong system design skills
  • Experience with recommendation system
  • Understanding of modern machine learning techniques and algorithms
  • Strong Python, SQL knowledge
  • Experience with model implementation and tuning using popular Machine Learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Keras, TensorFlow
  • English level: Upper-Intermediate or higher
  • Working location: outside Ukraine

Bonus Points:

  • Experience with general DevOps practices and principles
  • Experience in building data pipelines on AWS cloud
  • Strong skills in cross-team communication and gathering information
  • Experience with leading DS-team of any size
  • Experience with Big Data Processing and data processing frameworks (Apache Spark, Hadoop etc)
  • Experience in retail domain

Interview steps

  1. Pre-Screening with the recruiter (30 min)
  2. Tech-Interview (up to 1.5 hours)
  3. Client Interview (up to 1 hour)

What’s in it for You

Reveal great tech solutions
Join the team of individuals who care about what they do and how they do it, and are accountable for the result and high performance. Unleash your potential, tackle new challenges, and be part of a team that values your skills and contributions.

Experience an agile and flexible working environment
Work fully remote or from our office hubs or in a hybrid work model. Enjoy 20 business days of paid vacation, unlimited sick leave, 4 days of emergency leave.

Feel cared about
Prioritize your well-being with a medical insurance yearly budget / financial reimbursement of expenses on medical services outside Ukraine. Get compensation for sports, equipment, massage, and rehabilitation, along with access to our well-being program, corporate loan, and tax and legal support.

Embrace the opportunity for personal and professional growth
Take advantage of individual learning and certification budget, career paths and personal development plans, company-wide tech and cultural events, educational leave, language courses, access to our corporate library, and more.

About SPD Technology

SPD Technology is a custom software product development and IT consulting company with extensive expertise in various industries, including fintech, e-commerce, logistics, insurance, biotech, cybersecurity, and more. Our world-class team of over 600 experts develop web, mobile, AI/ML, and enterprise solutions for world-renowned companies, including Fortune 500 firms and emerging startups. We have 3 development centers in Europe (Ukraine), a representative office in London, the U.K., and remote teams, working worldwide. With over 18 years of experience in designing, building, streamlining, and supporting software products, SPD Technology drives growth of businesses from the US, the U.K., Israel, Switzerland, Mexico, and other countries.

Embrace the opportunity to innovate with us!