Mr D Food - Data Scientist (Mid-Level)

Mr D Food, a division of takealot.com, is looking for highly talented, motivated and results-oriented Data Scientist (Mid-Level).

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us! 

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

• Scale: Show the millions of Mr D Food customers what you can do 
• Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time. 
• Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, Superbalist.com and Mr D Food. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance. 

Who’s who in the tech space

This position reports to the Mr D Food Data Science Team Lead 

Your Team:

You will join the growing Data Science team at Mr D Food, and report to the Data Science Team Lead. The nature of the position will require interaction with various teams across the Mr D Food business, and will include the Product, Operations, Engineering, Data & Analytics as well as Growth and Marketing teams.

Your responsibilities will include work on the following exciting projects:

• Automated daily & hourly order forecasting models
• Dynamic estimators to maximise operational efficiency (e.g. food preparation time, dynamic delay estimation, etc.)
• Customer segmentation models to optimise content and/or communication relevancy based on customer preferences
• Personalisation engines to recommend dishes, restaurants, promotions, etc.
• Key operational parameter anomaly detection techniques
• Operationalising prediction models into Mr D Food's data science technology stack
• Compiling technical specifications around data science integration requirements for the Mr D Food development team
• Enable easy monitoring and assessment of all data science solutions implemented in the Mr D Food business

The skills we need:

• Experience in Python and Linux command line
• Knowledge of and experience with mainstream machine learning (ML) tools, including Tensorflow and/or Keras, Scikit-learn, and Pandas
• Experience with Amazon Web Services or other cloud computing platforms
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with querying and conducting ETL against both SQL and non-SQL based data stores
• Experience with MLOps best practices beneficial
• Experience with recommender models and natural language processing beneficial
• Experience with any of the following AWS services beneficial: Sagemaker (incl. Studio), Glue, Athena, ECR, CodePipeline
• Attention to detail in a high-pressure environment
• Advanced analytical ability
• Ability to align theoretical data science skills with real world business problems
• Willingness to buy into the requirements of a fast-paced start-up environment
• Ability to verbalize as well as visualize findings and results
• Enterprising spirit and ability to take ownership of tasks

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science and/or Engineering
• 5 years or more work experience as a Data Scientist
• Data science exposure in a retail or e-commerce environment is beneficial

Let’s talk about life @ Mr D Food

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
• Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? We offer a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
• Mentorship programme: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.
• Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it. 
• Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere. 
• Tech stack (for days): Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IOT and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to). 

Like what you see? If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

Mr D Food is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference