Applied Scientist (All genders)

Location
Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Applied Science & Research

The mission of the Process Intelligence and Applied Science team is to analyse and improve Zalando’s internal processes through automation. Our products facilitate continuous process and workflow improvement, ML-based process automation and ML-based decision making.

As an Applied Scientist you will help drive our scientific roadmap by applying your scientific capabilities to deliver projects in collaboration with other Applied Scientists, Software Engineers and Product Managers.
 

WHERE YOUR EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED

  • Apply  your scientific problem solving skills by working on different classification, forecasting and anomaly detection problems

  • Develop long-term scientific roadmaps to address complex fashion challenges using state-of-the-art ML solutions, ensuring that we stay at the forefront of innovation

  • Monitor and improve ML algorithms that run in production

  • Collaborate with engineers within our team, department and with business stakeholders across the company to bring the developed models to production 

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

  • A Master of Science or PhD with a focus on Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics or similar quantitative fields. Minimum of 2 years of industry experience.

  • Sound theoretical and applied knowledge about machine learning and statistics. Solid  coding  skills for prototyping and writing production-ready code. Strong experience with Python, including numerical packages (numpy), data handling (pandas), machine learning (scikit-learn)

  • Practical experience in deploying machine learning models into production (AWS, K8s, CI/CD, github, REST APIs)

  • Experience in working with Big Data technologies (Apache Spark/Databricks) and relational databases (e.g PostgreSQL)

OUR OFFER

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.

  • Employee shares program

  • 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando

  • 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners

  • 2 paid volunteering days a year

  • Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration

  • Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year

  • 27 days of vacation a year (for Zalando SE)

  • Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

  • Family services, including counseling and support

  • Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

  • Mental health support and coaching available

Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring - we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit. 


We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process. 

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups 

Recruiter

Archana Raveendran

archana.raveendran@zalando.de

Please note that all applications from this job page must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via e-mail. Once reviewed, our recruiters will contact applicants via an official Zalando email address (@zalando.de).

In some cases we also work with a selection of headhunters and agencies to fill specific roles. Please note that neither Zalando nor our recruiting partners will ask for any kind of payment to apply for a job or attend an interview.

If you have any questions about our recruitment process, please take a look at our FAQ page.

About Zalando

It’s the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey to build the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce. Help us offer an inspiring and quality multi-brand shopping experience for fashion and lifestyle products to about 50 million active customers in 25 markets. Or be part of our logistic infrastructure, software or service capabilities to help brands and retailers run and scale their entire e-commerce business, on or off Zalando. Join our Zalando ecosystem, to enable positive change for the fashion and lifestyle industry. 

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