Senior Data Science Engineer (1/516)

SUMMARY

💰 100 - 130 PLN/h (B2B) 

💰 11 200 - 14 800 PLN gross (UOP)

📍 Hybrid/Kraków or 100% remote

💼 Senior

PROJECT

The company is a leading global travel and tourism technology provider. The company serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world. The airline industry is going through a drastic transformation in the area of retailing and distribution that requires very advanced data analytics support to optimize revenue performance and customer experience.

As a key member of the company's team, you will leverage your statistical and business expertise to translate business questions into data analysis and models, define suitable KPIs, and graphically present results to a wide range of audiences including internal and external clients, sales, and development teams. In addition, you will source data from multiple sources, write high-quality data manipulation scripts in R, Python, Perl, Bash, etc, and develop and apply data mining and machine learning algorithms for advanced analysis and prediction. You will also utilize your strong communication skills to work with developers to support product development cycles and decision-makers who need empirical data to promote sales and growth.

YOU WILL

• Work with subject matter experts from airlines to identify opportunities for leveraging data to deliver insights and actionable predictions of customer behavior and operations performance
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources, data gathering, and forecasting techniques
• Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets and run proof of concept studies
• Leverage existing Statistical and Machine Learning tools to enhance in-house algorithms
• Collaborate with Software Engineers to implement and test production quality code for forecasting and data analytics models
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze data accuracy and models’ performance
• Demonstrate software to customers and perform value-proving benchmarks
• Calibrate software for customer needs and train customers to use and maintain software
• Resolve customer complaints with software and respond to suggestions for improvements and enhancements



MUST HAVE

• Advanced Degree in Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, Machine Learning or related Quantitative discipline
• Proven ability to apply modeling and analytical skills to real-world problems
• Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications
• Solid programming skills with knowledge of R, SQL, Python, PySpark, or other data-extraction and analysis tools and programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, or C++
• Experience with the deployment of machine learning and statistical models on a cloud and leveraging services like Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Forecast
• Knowledge of airline revenue management algorithms and experience in developing demand forecasting and price optimization models

NICE TO HAVE

• Familiarity with airline, hospitality, or retailing industries and decision support systems employed there
• Experience developing customer choice models, price elasticity estimation, and market potential estimation
• Understanding of airline distribution, pricing, revenue management, NDC, and Offer/Order Management concepts

OUR OFFER

• Possibility to attend internal and external training
• Relocation package (4500 PLN total value), paid in three installments (1500 PLN per month)
• Benefits: Extended medical care (over 2000 medical facilities in Poland, 80 in Kraków) for you and your family; Multisport Benefit card; Life insurance
• Remote work option