Data Scientist

Targeted Talent; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking an experienced Data Scientist for a fully remote position. The role involves working with unstructured data, utilizing R and various database technologies. Competitive salary exceeding six figures, equity options, and opportunities for career progression are offered.

Benefits

Equity

Health Spending Account

Career progression opportunities

Mentorship opportunities

Generous vacation policy

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in Data Engineering/Data Science.
• Experience with R (purrr, tidyr, dplyr, tidyverse).
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing R for data analysis and engineering tasks.
• Working with unstructured data sets.
• Managing databases and big data services.

Skills

Analytical skills

Working with unstructured data

Tools

R

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Spark

Kafka

RabbitMQ

AWS

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist for our client.

This is a permanent position that is completely remote! Our client is a fintech company based out of Vancouver.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

1. Experience: 3 - 5+ years working in Data Engineering / Data Science utilizing R (purrr, tidyr, dplyr, tibble, & the tidyverse).
2. Skills: Strong analytical skills working with unstructured data sets.
3. Database Knowledge: Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and non-relational databases (including MongoDB).
4. Big Data Services: Experience with Spark, Kafka, RabbitMQ.
5. Bonus: Experience working with startups and cloud services, specifically AWS.

Benefits and Opportunities:

• North of six figures salary + Equity + Health Spending Account (competitive).
• Opportunities for career progression to a leadership role.
• Mentorship opportunities.
• Generous vacation policy.

If this opportunity interests you, please click apply. Note: We can only consider candidates who live in Canada or currently hold a Canadian work visa or citizenship.