Senior Data Scientist (Canada)

Atreides; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data technology firm in Canada seeks a Senior Data Scientist to lead analytical investigations from complex datasets. The role involves architecting workflows for pattern identification and collaborating with engineers on quality assurance. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience, advanced skills in Python and Spark, and strong backgrounds in statistical analysis. This position offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits in a flexible hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible hybrid work environment

Paid parental leave

Work travel opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data science or applied analytics.
• Advanced expertise in Python and distributed compute frameworks.
• Ability to translate ambiguous analytical problems into structured plans.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead investigations into patterns and trends.
• Develop interaction models across multiple data types.
• Guide best practices in Spark SQL usage and data documentation.

Skills

Experience in data science

Proficiency in Python

Strong background in statistical inference

Experience with Spark SQL

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Spark

Databricks

MLflow

Job description

Job Title: Senior Data Scientist

Company Overview: Atreides helps organizations transform large and complex multi‑modal datasets into information‑rich geo‑spatial data subscriptions that can be used across a wide spectrum of use cases. Currently, Atreides focuses on providing high‑fidelity data solutions to enable customers to derive insights quickly.

Atreides transforms the chaos of petabyte‑scale, all‑domain data—land, air, sea, space, and cyber—into real‑time operational clarity. We are a fast‑moving, high‑performance international scale company. We trust our team with autonomy, believing it leads to better results and job satisfaction. With a mission‑driven mindset and entrepreneurial spirit, we are building something new and helping unlock the power of massive‑scale data to make the world safer, stronger, and more prosperous.

Team Overview

We are a passionate team of technologists, data scientists, and analysts with backgrounds in operational intelligence, law enforcement, large multinationals, and cybersecurity operations. We obsess about designing products that will change the way global companies, governments and nonprofits protect themselves from external threats and global adversaries.

Position Overview

As a Senior Data Scientist at Atreides, you will lead deep analytical investigations that uncover structure, relationships, and operational insight from complex and high‑volume data streams. You’ll architect workflows for pattern identification, anomaly detection, and interaction analysis across disparate data sources—often involving tracked entities, sensor feeds, or behavioral signals. You will also define and implement quality assurance methodologies that ensure analytical outputs are consistent and interpretable, collaborating closely with engineers to embed those checks in production systems. In addition, you’ll take point on high‑value or urgent analytic requests from internal and external stakeholders, helping translate open‑ended questions into reliable, data‑driven answers.

Team Principles

• Remain curious and passionate in all aspects of our work
• Promote clear, direct, and transparent communication
• Embrace the 'measure twice, cut once' philosophy
• Value and encourage diverse ideas and technologies
• Lead with empathy in all interactions

Responsibilities

• Design and lead investigations into patterns, trends, and edge cases across filtered datasets.
• Develop interaction models and fused analyses across multiple entity types and data modalities.
• Design data validation, anomaly sanity checks, and analytical reliability frameworks to ensure analytical outputs behave correctly across varied data inputs.
• Partner with solutions and data engineering to embed analytic logic into data pipelines and services.
• Conduct bespoke, high‑complexity analysis in support of customer‑facing or operational needs.
• Guide team best practices in Spark SQL usage, data documentation, and exploratory reproducibility.

Desired Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data science, applied analytics, machine learning, or analytical R&D.
• Advanced expertise in Python and distributed compute frameworks (e.g., Spark, Databricks), including strong proficiency in Spark SQL.
• Strong background in statistical inference, anomaly detection, clustering, interaction modeling, or other analytical methods suited to large and heterogeneous datasets.
• Experience working with multi‑source, semi‑structured, geospatial, or entity‑centric data, with a strong ability to derive insight from complex operational environments.
• Demonstrated success building data quality, validation, or reliability frameworks, particularly for analytical workflows or model‑adjacent processes.
• Ability to translate ambiguous analytical problems into structured, reproducible investigation plans.
• Excellent communication, mentorship, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Nice to have: Experience with MLflow, feature stores, or MLOps platforms; familiarity with model lifecycle management, reproducibility tooling, or production model monitoring.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Flexible hybrid work environment
• Additional benefits like flexible hours, work travel opportunities, competitive vacation time and parental leave

While meeting all of these criteria would be ideal, we understand that some candidates may meet most, but not all. If you’re passionate, curious and ready to 'work smart and get things done', we’d love to hear from you.