Junior/Intermediate Data Scientist/Engineer

The GRESB Data Team started with one person in 2015 and grew to its current size of 5 over the last several years. As the team grew, we experimented with different approaches to collaboration. We have now settled on a process that involves detailed code reviews, structured sprints, and quarterly team days to ensure that we continue to learn from our shared experiences. Being a relatively young team we are always open to new ideas and look forward to having more people join our team and grow with us.

Our team has a shared set of values which are:

• Adaptiveness: Both the sustainability and data engineering/science sectors change rapidly and we strive to stay up to date with the latest developments.
• Collaboration: We achieve the best results together and see value in taking time to develop a smooth collaboration process.
• Openness: We are always open to new ideas, share our ideas with the rest of the company, and are transparent about what goes on in our team.
• Reliability: The information provided by GRESB is used to make financial decisions that facilitate the transition to a more sustainable economy. Our team is crucial to ensuring this information is reliable.
• Wellness: We believe that the best work is done when our colleagues are well and as such we care for each other's well-being.

The data team is part of the larger technology team, which includes QA engineers, UX designers and software engineers in addition to data scientists and engineers.

The responsibilities of the data team are growing in terms of developing data processing algorithms hosted in the cloud and creating solutions for reporting using data warehouses and Tableau. We are looking for someone to help us meet these challenges.

The Position

As a data scientist, you will help GRESB organize and aggregate the data collected via the GRESB platform and APIs. Being a sustainability data provider, GRESB’s services rely heavily on data processing and your work will be essential for ensuring that GRESB can deliver reliable information to our customers. You will do this by leveraging your talents in data processing, statistics and data analysis. You will work in a team with other data scientists and engineers, and report to the Lead Data Scientist.

As a data scientist/engineer, your tasks include:

• Implementing data cleaning and processing
• Implementing the automatic calculation of various statistics
• Structuring a large variety of data for report generation
• Ensuring the validity of the data provided by GRESB
• Developing and maintaining data warehouses
• Developing and maintaining dashboards in Tableau
• Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Reviewing code from other team members
• Contributing to development of internal software packages

Tech Stack

The main tech stack of the data team includes: R, PostgreSQL, Tableau, Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS Lambda, Terraform and JSON schema.

In the wider technology team you will also find technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Java, Confluent Kafka and Kubernetes.

We use Github to manage our code repository and AWS to host our software.

Requirements

Experience with the following is a must:

• Using R, Python, Julia or any other data oriented programming language for data manipulation
• Git
• At least one of the following:
  • 2+ years of experience as a data scientist
  • Higher education in a relevant field

Experience with the following is a plus:

• Maintaining and developing within a larger codebase
• Working with Github or similar to collaborate on shared code
• Data warehousing
• Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik or similar
• CI / CD
• Docker
• AWS
• Terraform
• Domain knowledge in sustainability, finance, real estate or infrastructure
• A degree in a STEM subject

Benefits

• 25 days of paid holidays
• Company pension plan
• Personal development budget of EUR 2,500 annually
• Involvement in a fast growing international organization that is globally recognized as the leading sustainability benchmark for real assets
• International team with with 15+ nationalities
• We are open to providing visa sponsorship to overseas candidates
• Free public transport to and from work inside the Netherlands
• Free and healthy lunch at the office
• Live in Amsterdam, one of the world’s most international and sustainable cities
• A lot of fun things you can join such as team dinners, drinks and the occasional party
• Work from home or work from the office: we have adopted a hybrid way of working, but we do require you to occasionally come in for team meetings

About GRESB

GRESB is a mission-driven and industry-led organization that provides actionable and transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to financial markets. We collect, validate, score and benchmark ESG data to provide business intelligence, engagement tools and regulatory reporting solutions for investors, asset managers and the wider industry.

Our vision: An investment industry that plays a central role in creating a sustainable world

Our mission: To provide financial markets with actionable insights, ESG data and benchmarks

Our ESG data and benchmarks now cover over USD 6.4 trillion in real estate and infrastructure value and are used by more than 140 institutional investors to make decisions that lead to a more sustainable world.

We have an engaged community of asset managers who are proud to participate in our annual benchmarking process and a group of inspirational industry partners and ESG service providers who amplify our reach.

The GRESB team comes from diverse backgrounds with experience spanning sustainability, data science, software development, real estate, infrastructure, and the capital markets. We’re passionate about tackling the sustainability challenge by providing the insights that will power the markets of the future and enable investors to allocate the world’s capital in a more responsible way.

We are an energetic group of 70+ people, covering dozens of different nationalities, located in Amsterdam, with satellite offices in London, Washington DC, Hong Kong and Sydney. We care deeply about creating a positive and inclusive working environment where everyone feels comfortable contributing their ideas.