Senior Data Scientist

Targeted Talent; Canada; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist for a remote role with a fintech client based in Vancouver. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in data engineering and data science, particularly using R, along with experience in big data services and cloud platforms. This position offers a competitive salary, equity, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Remote work with flexible schedule

Competitive salary and equity

Career progression opportunities

Mentorship

Generous vacation policy

Qualifications

• 3 - 5+ years experience in Data Engineering/Data Science utilizing R and its libraries.
• Strong analytical skills with unstructured data sets.
• Knowledge of both relational and non-relational databases.

Skills

Data Engineering/Data Science using R

Analytical skills with unstructured data

Knowledge of relational databases

Knowledge of non-relational databases

Experience with big data services (Spark, Kafka, Rabbit)

Experience with cloud services (AWS)

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Scientist for our client. This is a permanent position that is completely remote! Our client is a fintech company based out of Vancouver.

You Have

• 3 - 5+ Years experience working in Data Engineering/Data Science utilizing R (purrr, tidyr, dplyr, tibble, & the tidyverse)
• Strong analytical skills working with unstructured data sets
• Knowledge of relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and non-relational databases (including MongoDB)
• Strong experience with big data services like Spark, Kafka, Rabbit
• Experience working with Startups are considered a bonus
• Experience working with cloud services, specifically AWS are considered a bonus

Benefits / Selling Points

• Remote + flexible work schedule
• North of six figures salary + Equity + Health Spending Account (it's competitive)
• Amazing opportunity for career progression to lead
• Amazing mentorship (seriously)
• Plenty of vacay

It's a seriously awesome opportunity! If this looks interesting to you, go ahead and click apply :)

* Unfortunately we are only able to consider candidates who either live in Canada, or currently have an active Canadian work visa or citizenship for this role.