Senior Data Scientist (Fixed Term) - (Logistics, Workforce) (Data Scientist)

Remotely; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work model

27 days holiday

Educational budget

Language courses

Parental support

Udemy Business access

Health & gym

Employee share purchase plan

Sabbatical bank

Public transport discount

Pension plan

Meal vouchers

Zusammenfassung

Delivery Hero in Berlin is seeking a Senior Data Scientist (Fixed Term) to join our Logistics team. You will design scalable ML models to optimize last‑mile operations across hundreds of thousands of couriers and restaurants, impacting millions of orders daily.

You will work with BigQuery and Spark, prototype with Python libraries, and collaborate across data engineering to define data needs, roadmap, and testing. We offer a hybrid setup and strong growth opportunities.

Qualifikationen

• At least 5 years applying ML to real-world data.
• Fluency in Python and familiarity with libraries (NumPy numpy, Ppandas, Sscikit-learn, Mmatplotlib, Pplotly).
• Able to translate business problems into technical solutions.
• Experience with regression and classification models (Random Forest/XGBoost/LightGBM/CatBoost).
• Experience with Time-Series Forecasting, Operations Research, and Statistics is a plus.
• Proficient with Big Data platforms (BigQuery, Spark) and writing SQL queries.
• Write maintainable code following software engineering best practices.

Aufgaben

• Conceptualize modeling approaches for logistics at scale.
• Innovate modeling solutions across ML, OR, statistics.
• Pair-program to automate retraining and predictions.
• Contribute ideas in data science brainstorm sessions.
• Define data needs and collaborate with data engineering on roadmap.
• Work with semi-structured data in BigQuery DWH and Spark.

Kenntnisse

ML experience

Problem solving

Transfer to tech solutions

Maintainable code

Time-Series

Statistics

Big Data concepts

Tools

NumPy numpy

Ppandas

Sscikit-learn

Mmatplotlib

Pplotly

BigQuery

Spark

Jobbeschreibung

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Senior Data Scientist (Fixed Term)

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Company Description

As the world's pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe's largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We push hard, learn quickly and stay human along the way. It's this wonderful mix of high performance and real community that makes Delivery Hero a place where ambition and belonging grow side by side. If you're curious, collaborative and ready to dive deep into meaningful work, you'll fit right in.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist (Fixed Term) to join our Logistics team to help us create a fast, reliable and transparent delivery experience. You will make an impact in optimizing our on-demand last-mile delivery operations, involving hundreds of thousands of couriers and restaurants, improving the experience for millions orders per day in 65 countries.

In our Logistics Team, you'll tackle high-impact challenges that make last-mile delivery efficient, affordable, and sustainable. Your work will directly improve experiences for riders, end customers, and merchants across the globe. Each enhancement you contribute will help Delivery Hero optimize delivery operations, supporting expansion into new areas like grocery and retail.

Your mission:

• Conceptualize the right modeling approach for challenges in the field of Logistics at scale, together with your squad lead and our stakeholders.
• Innovate new modeling solutions by drawing from fields like Machine Learning, Operations Research and Statistics that drive value for our business.
• Pair-program with your squad to engineer solutions that automate the retraining of models and generation of predictions.
• Provide ideas in brainstorming sessions with your Data Science colleagues to solve the toughest modeling problems together.
• Help defining data needs to bring value to the projects, collaborate with the data engineering and tech teams in planning their roadmap.
• Work with (semi-)structured data from our BigQuery DWH architecture and process with Spark where necessary.

Qualifications

• You have at least 5 years of experience applying methods from machine learning to real-world datasets.
• Fluency in Python and familiarity with its scientific/visualization libraries such as NumPy numpy, Ppandas, Sscikit-learn, Mmatplotlib, Pplotly etc.
• You can transfer business problems from a problem space to a technical solution space.
• Experience in solving regression and classification-typeclassification type of problems with statistical, linear/non-linear models and ensemble models in particular (Random Forest/XGBoost/LightGBM/CatBoost).
• Experience with Time-Series Forecasting, Operations Research, and Statistics is an interesting addition
• You know how to work with Big Data platforms such as Big Query/Spark and know how to write a SQL query to pull the data you need.
• You can write maintainable code that follows best practices in software engineering.

Additional Information

• Make the most of our hybrid working model (https://careers.deliveryhero.com/delivery-hero/2025-9/hybrid-work-at-delivery-hero) and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week
• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service
• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 € Educational Budget, Language Courses, Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.
• Get moving and release those wonderful, mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups, Meditation & Gym.
• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we'll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank, Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan
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