Senior Data Scientist Barcelona (Spain) May 27, 2024

Barcelona Headquarters

Hello! We are Volotea, the airline of the small and mid-sized cities in Europe.

Since our inception in 2012, we have been amongst the fastest-growing low-cost airlines in Europe. We are enthusiastic enablers of direct travel for Europeans who don’t live in big hubs. We are changing air travel from small and mid-sized cities in Europe, many previously unconnected or underserviced. We aim to connect the people in these cities with their passion for travel, in an enjoyable and increasingly sustainable way.

After over a decade in the skies, we have now flown close to 60 million passengers. Today, we serve over 100 destinations in 18 countries, actively consolidating our position among the top European airlines in the industry.

In recent years, we have raised our travel capacity more than most competitors, increasing our number of aircraft, routes, destinations, employees, and markets. Throughout this journey, our team continues to excel and grow stronger as our services gain recognition amongst an expanding European audience. We are a young, dynamic, and international team that enjoys working together to grow our company during this exciting time in the airline industry.

Our main markets are France, Italy, Spain, and Greece. We have 21 operational bases: Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Marseille, Strasbourg, Lille, Lourdes, Lyon, and Brest in France; Venice, Verona, Palermo, Cagliari, Olbia, Florence, Bari, and Naples in Italy; Asturias and Bilbao in Spain; Athens in Greece; and Hamburg in Germany.

If you feel inspired by our story and you’re ready to take off with us, continue reading!

We are hiring a Senior Data Scientist who has experience in interacting with different cultural environments and can work in a challenging high-growth atmosphere.

Are you a skilled, positive, assertive, and sociable individual who enjoys working as part of a multicultural team?

If your answer is yes, apply to come on board and make Volotea your next professional destination.

What you will do:

• Combine independent problem-solving tasks with proactive integration in a highly dynamic team.
• Explore different data sources to identify, define and develop new process optimization strategies.
• Maintain, update and improve existing algorithms and machine learning models.
• Explore current industry trends and recent academic research to update and enhance the in-house workflows.
• Collaborate closely with the Principal Data Scientist to lead advanced analytics projects, and contribute to the development of cutting-edge data science strategies.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and technical leadership to data scientists, helping them develop their skills and grow professionally.
• Lead by example in applying best practices, methodologies, and tools for data analysis, modeling, and software development.

What you will need:

• Degree in analytical field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or other technical field) is a must.Master Degree in Data Science, AI, Applied Maths, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning or similar will be a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in machine learning, optimization and software development.
• Strong programming skills with Python.Exposure to Big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop MapReduce, Hive or Impala will be a plus.
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices. Track record of building well-structured, scalable and maintainable solutions. Knowledge in specific SQL DB Systems such as Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server.
• Hands-on experience in cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or Google Cloud Platform.
• Ability to think analytically, quantitatively, and creatively.
• Good Communications skills.
• Advanced level of Spanish and English.

What do we offer:

• Flexible vacation days.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days per week and subject to manager's approval.
• Access to year-round free flights (exc. airports tax) for you, your partner, and your children, with over 100 airlines worldwide.
• Gym pass discounts and more.
• Continuous training to continue your development.

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