Senior Data Engineer in Constanţa

Data (advanced) EngineeringBARCELONATravel. It’s one of life’s simple pleasures. But, ooof, planning it can feel like hard work. For the last 18 years we’ve been on a mission to empower every traveller with innovative tools, insights and experiences that help people get to where they’re going, so they can spend more time out exploring the world, and less time anxiously bouncing around 25 browser tabs and endless spreadsheets. Our traveller-first approach drives everything we do and it’s never been more important than it is today.When we launched as a flight comparison site back in 2003, we changed the game by helping travellers feel smart, like they were in on a secret, that promise hasn’t changed. And today, while we’re a world leader in travel, with millions of people using our products every single day we know there’s so much more we can be doing.Being part of Skyscanner means joining a team hell bent on building the world’s most innovative, and helpful travel experiences possible. We’re hugely ambitious and believe we have the chance to genuinely challenge and disrupt the industry.Every day, millions of people search for their perfect flight, hotel or rental car on Skyscanner!  Our team is responsible for delivering data science solutions that power data-driven products across all these verticals. Our goal is to ensure travellers receive highly relevant and personalised experiences that are optimised and scalable.  As a skilled Data Scientist, you will be responsible for delivering high impact projects related to data and modelling across a broad range of topics. You will own the full lifecycle of your project, including the discovery of business opportunities, supporting collection of our traveller and business data as well as the feature transformations and engineering with the development and monitoring of machine learning models. Since our models reach millions of travellers, you will be responsible for developing simple and scalable solutions at the highest standards.  Data Scientists at Skyscanner are working on exciting projects such as hotel and flights ranking, recommendation of destinations, price prediction, product inventory optimisation across 1000+ partners, among many other data rich projects.  You can expect to formulate ideas, develop prototypes and work with engineers to implement models in live production systems. The role will include:   Research new ways of modelling data for actionable insights and product improvements Perform statistical analyses and build machine learning solutions to support Skyscanner product and business needs. Partner closely with product, engineering, and marketing to solve quantitative problems and identify trends and opportunities Design agile and rigorous experiments to measure effectiveness of models, tools and programs Deploy and maintain models in production environments Some of our expectations for the role include:   You can communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues. You accurately judge the level of detail required in different situations.  You’re comfortable with Python and/or R (Spark helpful as well) You have good data querying skills using variations of SQL dialects (Hive, SparkSql, Athena) You have experience of cloud platforms and software development tools (AWS/GCP/Azure, Git, Docker, CI/CD)You have worked 3+ years in a data science role You enjoy working in a dynamic environment with teammates from a variety of disciplines.  You can manage multiple stakeholders and priorities You effectively collaborate to identify and scope out new opportunities for data science work to positively impact Skyscanner product and vision You are happy to work mostly independently and ask for help when needed Actively look to evangelize Data Science across the Skyscanner.   What else can we offer you…… Skyscanner’s unwavering dedication to our travellers and partners remains as strong as ever. We’re confident that our travellers’ appetite to explore the world will return, and we are excited to navigate the new considerations of an evolving industry.Already a global leader in travel, we want to elevate the way we work to a whole other level. In return, you’ll get meaningful things like medical insurance, health screenings, headspace subscriptions, a home office allowance and the option to buy more holiday. You’ll have the opportunity to work from any country for 4 weeks a year, and 30 days in our other global offices. Everything, in other words, to help you relax and give your best.You’ll join a brilliantly diverse group from all corners of the world. After all, travel is about finding new perspectives and experiencing new people and cultures – and Skyscanner is strongest when our teams are both inclusive and diverse. We recognise and challenge everyday biases, remove obstacles to inclusion and ensure all our people can thrive and be themselves.