Careers in Data Science | Deeper Insights

We like interesting people at Deeper Insights, our team are full of them. Some of us have PHDs in data science subjects, others in life. We’re goal rather than desk-driven, which means we take an open-minded view on how and where you work. If that’s the beach, we’re jealous, if it’s a coworking space, or your home office, that’s cool too.

We believe in building knowledge, great products and helping our clients do things simply which were previously really hard. In fact, here’s a bit more about why we show up each day:

Simplicity in a product leads to near perfection and we use this to make tech like artificial intelligence really accessible. Check out Dieter Rams’ 10 principles – we’re a big fan.

We choose to be unafraid of competition. It’s validation that feeds determination and ambition, after all and it helps us look at the problem we’re trying to solve differently.

An opinion is an opinion and we respect that. We encourage input from all departments and people for all manner of things. Genius isn’t a person, it’s an idea!

We like people who share our belief to inhabit the earth a little more responsibly. We also want our team to work and live in the way that makes them feel best, both mentally and physically, which is partly why we invest in a distributed team.

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Company

Deeper Insights is a data science services startup that helps scale-ups and corporates become data driven, innovative businesses. As a spin out business that built web data extraction capabilities over the last 5 years, we’re now growing the business independently with a focus on Data Science services built around accessing and using the largest untapped data set of all – open web data.

We already have one of the most accurate HTML data extraction API’s on the market – the Skim Engine, which is used to accelerate the development of products and services for clients. This is a growing space, as more and more businesses realize the value of data to their business.

We work within the Healthcare, Marketing and Financial Services industries. We’ve worked on a range of products within Content Recommendation, Customer Profiling, Product Matching, and Media Monitoring for clients ranging from charities and scale-ups to large technology companies.

We’re building the foundations of a new technology services model – ‘Data Extraction as a Service’ – and are looking for an aspiring Junior Data Scientist to join the team.

Job Role

You will be working alongside a Senior Data Scientist working on developing our internal Skim Engine technology (data extraction from HTML), as well as applying this technology and other Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing methods to client projects.

The ideal candidate will be able to take charge of all aspects of a project, from requirements analysis, data collection and labelling, data wrangling and pre-processing, model development and evaluation, and deployment to production.

Required Qualifications

Ideally, someone who has an analytical and inquisitive mindset, hands-on experience with Machine Learning, and great coding skills

  • Min 2 years commercial experience required
  • Minimum 1st in a degree in a numerical field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science etc.
  • Familiarity with the data science lifecycle and commonly used methods and techniques used at each stage
  • Hands-on experience on the Machine Learning pipeline (data ingestion, feature engineering, modeling, predicting, explaining the predictions, deploying and diagnosing over fitting)
  • Knowledge of a variety of Machine Learning algorithms and their real-world advantages and drawbacks
  • Knowledge of the Python scientific stack (scikit-learn, pandas, numpy) and exposure to common natural language processing methods.
  • Ability to write clean, well-tested and well-documented code.
  • Familiarity with best software engineering practices such as testing, version control, continuous integration/ delivery.
  • Good English, written and verbal communication skills
  • Intellectual curiosity and excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to structure and prioritise an approach for maximum impact. We focus on delivering value to customers rather than micro-optimising models.
  • A drive to master new technologies and techniques
  • Knowledge of other programming languages, such as R, Scala or Java, is a bonus

Benefits

  • Remote team, with flexible work hours
  • Competitive salary
  • Generous equity in this growing startup
  • Private Health Insurance (plus Pension)
  • 28 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays)
  • Innovation days
  • Personal Development allowance
  • Opportunity to learn from some great minds

DI is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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Summary

  • Full Stack Engineer

  • Full-time

  • Competitive salary

 Location: Porto, Portugal (or Remote with access to Porto)

Company

Deeper Insights is a data science services startup that helps scale-ups and corporates become data-driven, innovative businesses. As a spin-out business that built web data extraction capabilities over the last 5 years, we’re now growing the business independently with a focus on delivering deeper insights through the gathering and analysis of unstructured data to serve industries such as Healthcare, Consumer (FMCG & CE), Financial Services, and BI.

Our unique tool the Skim Engine powers the discovery, extraction and structuring of data from external sources. It’s used to accelerate the development of products and services for clients looking to do more with data. This is a growing space, as more and more businesses realize the value of data to support their growth plans.

We’re growing our team in Portugal, but would be open to remote candidates within the same time zone, and who demonstrate excellent written and spoken English. You will report to the team in Portugal.

Job Role

Full Stack Engineer, with strong Front-End knowledge and skills, and ideally with some design experience. We know you can’t have it all, so would expect any candidate lacking in certain areas we require, to have a willingness to learn, which we can support through our Personal Development policies. You will be part of a team of Software Engineers and Data Scientists, so an interest in Machine Learning and similar technologies would be highly recommended. Due to the team senior nature we expect a high level of autonomy and initiative, where a learning spirit is prevalent.

Your first project will be working on our in-house insights platform, so experience in data visualization is also very important.

Required Skills

Ideally, someone who’s a great coder with an interest in Machine Learning (you will not be expected to demonstrate or build an ML, but it’s useful from a team communication and collaboration perspective).

  • Proficiency in written and spoken English;

  • Mid-level, with 3 to 5 years of professional experience in Front-End development (or web development);

  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, similar or equivalent practical experience;

  • Excellent knowledge of Javascript, React or Angular;

  • Good experience with Node.js and Express.js;

  • Good knowledge of MongoDB and Elasticsearch;

  • Experience with Javascript testing;

  • Experience with caching technologies (Redis or others);

  • Experience with an API framework, such as Swagger;

  • Experience using Docker and Kubernetes;

  • Experience with Scrum or Kanban;

  • Autonomous and eager to learn.

Bonus Points:

  • Programming skills in Python;

  • Back-End development and micro-services approach;

  • Test Driven Development

  • Experience with cloud providers: GCP or AWS.

  • Some sort of experience in data Science and Machine Learning

Benefits

  • Remote team, with flexible office hours (don’t have to be Porto based, but access to Porto for 1 day per week necessary)

  • Competitive salary

  • Private Health Insurance (plus Pension)

  • 25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays)

  • Personal Development allowance

  • Opportunity to influence direction, and help grow a business

  • Work with some of the smartest minds in the industry

  • A great work/life balance

Deeper Insights is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

All applications should be submitted via this link:

https://skimtechnologies.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=fde09bcd-f768-4593-877e-63928411aa6c

We’re always looking for great people, so even if we’re not hiring for your role just yet, we could be in the future. Get in touch via [email protected]