Data Scientist

We’re Adevinta, a global leader in digital marketplaces. Our household name brands, including Marktplaats in the Netherlands, mobile.de in Germany and leboncoin in France, reach hundreds of millions of people every month. 

We’re all about matchmaking, and our sites help people find whatever they’re looking for in their local communities – whether it’s a car, an apartment, a sofa or a new job. Every connection made or item found makes a difference by creating a world where people share more and waste less. 

Our brands are supported by global Tech Hubs in Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin. Their goal is to develop common global products and innovation platforms which all of our brands can use. This means using cutting edge technology to create highly scalable, customisable and secure products and components that free up development time and leverage our access to global data.

As an experienced Data Scientist, you will: 

• Understand user needs and business opportunities and identify where Machine Learning can bring the greatest impact. 

• Develop machine learning models from scratch or fine-tune existing ones.

• Train and test deep learning models.

• Team work using Agile methodology and be part of the end-to-end process, collaborate with other profiles in the team.

• Detect the data that may be useful in upcoming projects and verify whether this data already exists or needs to be tracked.

• Deliver incremental work, following lean product development principles.

• Share your knowledge with your colleagues to boost machine learning in Adevinta and strengthen our machine learning community.

• Identify challenges and growth for business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Have experience applying machine learning and deep learning methods to:

  • Develop solutions to address impactful business needs.

  • Provide hands-on support in a range of Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing related tasks.

  • Assure quality and robustness of data science outputs.

  • Work with other team members to help productionize end-to-end ML solutions. 

• Demonstrate a robust ethical framework and critical thinking skills when developing, implementing, or utilizing AI technologies.

• Experience in applying Generative AI technologies to solve business problems, while demonstrating a thorough understanding of its associated risks.

• Proficiency in Python with ability to translate ideas into prototypes.

• Experience working in cloud environment (e.g. AWS)

• Experience with Agile philosophies (e.g. Scrum) and project management tools (e.g.: JIRA).

• Have strong interpersonal communication skills to:

  • Engage with stakeholders and understand business requirements.

  • Clearly communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Life at Adevinta comes with its perks! Our Adevintans enjoy the following benefits:

• An attractive Base Salary 💸

• Participation in our Short Term Incentive plan (annual bonus) 🏆

• Work From Anywhere: Enjoy up to 20 days a year of working from anywhere! Maybe not from the moon🌛well why not! just make sure you have internet connection! 🌍

• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, because we care ❤️

• Win together, lose together is one of our key behaviours. At Adevinta you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow 🌱

On top of these, we also provide a range of locally relevant benefits. Wanna know more? Apply and ask our recruiters! ✨

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.