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Data Scientist

Company:
Auto Trader UK
Location: Manchester
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We’re looking for Data Scientists to join our Data Science & Analytics team. The team’s mission is to empower Auto Trader, its consumers and customers to make data-informed decisions. As a company, it is our aim to be the most admired digital business in the UK, so we continually improve our products and develop new ones to stay ahead of the market. Data Scientists play a vital role in this; they work with our tribe-led, cross-function, agile teams all the way from design to deployment. You will play a prominent role developing our next data-driven products. Your innovation will solve complex problems, such as how we evolve our platform towards online transactions and digital retailing, and how we can improve the experience of our consumers through personalisation, experimentation and targeted advertising.

Data Scientists form part of a wider data community of Data Analysts, Digital Analysts and Data Engineers. They work with this core group to evolve our data platform, build data products and productionised machine learning models. Click the link below to read our blog on how we used machine learning to quantify how similar vehicles are to each other.

https://engineering.autotrader.co.uk/2021/02/17/interchangeable-stock.html

Our Data Scientists also ensure rigour through our peer-review process, share solutions and also provide mentorship to colleagues. They are encouraged to spot opportunities for data science and be proactive in learning and finding solutions.

As a Data Scientist you will understand not only the data, but where the data has come from. You will work with cutting-edge data technologies such as Databricks, AWS, Google Cloud, Looker, DBT and Snowplow to solve problems that have a real tangible impact to our customers' operations, our consumers' experience and Auto Trader’s success.

What we're looking for

We’re looking to speak to candidates with varying ranges of experience. To apply you will need to have:
  • A degree in a field relevant to Data Science
  • Experience in an analytical role, either in a commercial or academic environment
  • Demonstratable experience analysing data with a programming language; this could be Python, R, or similar
  • Knowledge of multiple data science methodologies

More experienced candidates may have:

  • Experience delivering complex Data Science projects, with self-motivation to drive projects forward
  • Experience in the application of statistical modelling and/or machine learning techniques in a commercial environment
  • Familiarity with relational databases and SQL

Benefits and more

We're offering a salary between £40,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience, and a flexible benefits package to support your health and well-being. You'll have 28 days holiday per year, and that's in addition to bank holidays and half day closures on Christmas and New Year's Eve. Our Aviva pension scheme offers between 5% to 7% employer contributions depending on the percentage you choose to contribute, and we provide Bupa healthcare cover for all of our employees.

Our employee assistance programme, enhanced parental leave and share-save options and are just some of the other benefits on offer should you decide to join us.

Career development is something that we're passionate about at Auto Trader, and we all develop and learn things differently. Whether you attend an external conference, utilise a LinkedIn Learning license or choose one of our in-house masterclasses, there's something for everyone.

Our employees are working from home due to the current government restrictions, so if you're invited to take part in an assessment it will take place virtually. We're looking forward to returning to our offices in Manchester and London once it's safe to do so.

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