Data Scientist (Personalization)
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
About The Role
- Yassir is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Scientist to join our Artificial Intelligence (AI) team and contribute to some of our key projects, such as Personalization and Recommendation Engines.
- As a Data Scientist, you will play a crucial role in analyzing and modelling data to optimize our Machine Learning (ML) systems.
- Your expertise in both predictive modelling and software development will be essential in driving our solutions and providing value to Yassir.
- This is a very exciting opportunity, tackling some of Yassir’s most critical problems
About The Team
- The AI team is part of Yassir’s central Data & AI domain, which is responsible for all data related activities in the organization - from Data Engineering, Data Platform management and Data Analytics all the way to AI solutions and MLOps infrastructure development.
- We are a global team of Data and AI / ML experts, encompassing diverse backgrounds and skills.
- We strive to build state-of-the-art Data and ML infrastructure and solutions, and ultimately a Data Culture supported by responsible and democratized data access, data-driven decision making and automation.
- We push the envelope of what’s feasible, we challenge each other, we support each other, and we take great pride in our work.
- Most of all we are value-driven to create impact from our data solutions.
- If you have an inherent curiosity about the fields Data and AI, a relevant background and an internal zeal and drive to contribute, please come join us!
About The Role
- Yassir is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Scientist to join our Artificial Intelligence (AI) team and contribute to some of our key projects, such as Personalization and Recommendation Engines.
- As a Data Scientist, you will play a crucial role in analyzing and modelling data to optimize our Machine Learning (ML) systems.
- Your expertise in both predictive modelling and software development will be essential in driving our solutions and providing value to Yassir.
- This is a very exciting opportunity, tackling some of Yassir’s most critical problems
About The Team
- The AI team is part of Yassir’s central Data & AI domain, which is responsible for all data related activities in the organization - from Data Engineering, Data Platform management and Data Analytics all the way to AI solutions and MLOps infrastructure development.
- We are a global team of Data and AI / ML experts, encompassing diverse backgrounds and skills.
- We strive to build state-of-the-art Data and ML infrastructure and solutions, and ultimately a Data Culture supported by responsible and democratized data access, data-driven decision making and automation.
- We push the envelope of what’s feasible, we challenge each other, we support each other, and we take great pride in our work.
- Most of all we are value-driven to create impact from our data solutions.
- If you have an inherent curiosity about the fields Data and AI, a relevant background and an internal zeal and drive to contribute, please come join us!
Key Requirements
- Solid Mathematical / Statistical / Machine Learning as well as Software Development technical skills - supported by a Masters degree or above in a relevant quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Software Engineering
- Comfortable in efficient, production-quality Python and SQL coding at a professional setting with at least 3 years of industry experience
- Comfortable with key software engineering concepts, such as code/memory profiling, code optimization, scalability, code / QA testing, cost optimization and associated best practices
- Prior experience with Personalisation and Evaluation related problems and/or modelling techniques
- Comfortable with key Statistical concepts, such as statistical testing and causal analysis
- Analytical thinking and problem solving skills
- Engineering mindset focused towards delivering robust applied data science solutions
- Visualization skills, including experience with common Python ecosystem libraries and/or Analytics / BI tooling
- Familiarity and prior use of Cloud solutions and their data / ML services - at Yassir we use Google Cloud Platform (GCP), experience with which is highly preferred
- Mastering of the end-to-end (ML) model development lifecycle
- Excellent communication skills, including presentation and oral / written communication (clear articulation, concise documentation) in professional English
- Positive attitude and resilience
- Strong interpersonal skills focused on peer support, empathy, active listening, team building and stakeholder relationships building
- Internal drive, self-motivation and ability to work independently including own effective project management
Nice to have:
- Experience with delivery, mobility, or Financial Services companies
- Experience working on ML features for Digital Products (apps, websites).
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.
- These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
- If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.