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Senior Data Scientist in Barcelona

Wiris

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Full-Time
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Job Description

We are WIRIS, a software development company founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Barcelona with offices in the USA, Long Beach (California) since we acquired the American company Design Science in 2017. Wiris is continuously growing, not only in employee numbers, which keep increasing at double-digit rates, also in terms of products.


We are currently more than 80 people revolutionizing the educational field with innovative products, enhancing our value proposition for our global customers such as NASA, Blackboard, Moodle, and Pearson among others; and our mission is to make people's STEM work more meaningful by creating software with deep knowledge in advanced technology and science.


To fuel our Engineering team in Barcelona, we are looking for a Data scientist with a background in Machine Learning to be a key player in our road to expand Machine Learning across all corners of the company. You will work closely with the Data engineering team and Product Managers to fully understand the products and business needs and collaborate in taking long-term technological decisions with respect to Machine Learning solutions.


About the team

The ML team is responsible for developing and deploying Machine Learning solutions both for product features as well as business decisions. WIRIS currently has a user base bigger than 10 million users and so some of our current ML-based solutions are vastly used. The team is dedicated to provide robust and scalable solutions to cope with high usage demands.


Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain existing ML-based solutions as well as design and implement new ones in the context of STEM tools
  • Extract value from data by training models and deploying them to production
  • Understand business requirements and objectives and help achieve them
  • Define and implement metrics to track the progress and success of ML-related projects
  • Run machine learning experiments and tests
  • Document the state of each project progress and share them in an understandable manner with non-technical stakeholders


Job Requirements

  • B.S. / M.Sc. in Computer Science, Mathematics or related fields. Equivalent experienced candidates will also be considered
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Solid experience with any of the main Deep Learning toolboxes (PyTorch, TensorFlow, MXNet, etc.)
  • Expertise in version control with Git
  • Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions
  • Broad understanding of the RestFul API architecture
  • Knowledge of cloud computing services such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Fluent in both English and Spanish


Nice to have

  • Experience in Image Processing and/or Computer Vision. A Handwritten Recognition background will be highly valuable
  • Familiarity with IaC tools for automatic deployments
  • Knowledge of the TDD software development process
  • Understanding of Clean-code and SOLID principles
  • Experience working in an agile environment
  • Experience in mono repository projects
  • Expertise in writing public technical documentation


What we offer

  • Full-time permanent position.
  • Competitive salary + optional flex salary plan.
  • Flexible working hours and hybrid work environment.
  • Private health insurance.
  • Birthday day-off in addition to your holidays.
  • Unlimited access to Udemy Business.
  • In-house English and Spanish lessons to improve your knowledge.
  • Great work environment in Barcelona city center.
  • All the coffee you can drink, fresh fruit and yoghurt.


Wiris is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We aim to create a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our employees, customers, and users. Our culture is the result of our behaviors, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same.


We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant from underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, sexual minority groups, and other candidates who may contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives.

 

About Wiris

  • Ed Tech

  • Barcelona, Spain

  • 50 - 200

  • 1999

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