Data Scientist

Lightspeed Commerce; Belfast; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global commerce platform provider in Belfast seeks a passionate data scientist to drive insights and data strategies within the team. The role involves developing models and analytics, collaborating across teams, and ensuring data quality to advance business decisions. Ideal candidates possess strong SQL and Python skills, and experience in data profiling and warehousing. Join a flexible, inclusive environment focused on growth and opportunity.

Benefits

Lightspeed share scheme

Unlimited paid time off

Health insurance

£400 health and wellness benefit

Maternity/paternity support

60 days work/travel flexibility

Mental health support services

Qualifications

• Proficiency in SQL and Python in a data science context.
• Experience with data quality validation.
• Understanding of industry-standard design patterns for data warehouse data models.

Responsibilities

• Develop models and prescriptive analytics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Automate data model testing and monitor quality.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Python scripting

Data problem-solving

Data profiling and mapping

AB testing

Tools

BigQuery

Looker

GCP

Git

Job description

Overview

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Lightspeed is growing at a fast pace and we’re looking for a passionate data scientist to join the Data Foundation team within the Wholesale & Inventory team. The primary function for this position will be to establish and maintain insights for our corporate partners and brands. You are inspired by generating value by leveraging data within the organization. As a leading member of this team, you will be responsible for developing models, analytics and insights that will change how our customers do business.

What you'll do

• Work closely with our product team to deliver models that we can productize and turn into prescriptive analytics and recommended actions
• Collaborate with software engineers, data analysts and data architects, to design and train data models for downstream use
• Extract, cleanse and transform raw data into business logic to ensure the right data gets to the right people at the right time
• Use advanced programming languages, statistical models/algorithms and machine learning to identify trends and insights from data
• Communicate and present findings and recommendations to stakeholders
• Act as a champion for data quality and usability across the organization
• Ensure availability, quality, searchability of the data and documentation
• Write, clean, and maintain SQL/Python code that is easy to understand, simple to troubleshoot and are highly performing with proper test implementation
• Automate the testing of our data models and monitor their quality
• Work with the team to continuously improve our data pipeline
• Adopt engineering best practices, such as version control and design patterns and teach others to adopt these best practices

What you’ll be bringing to the team

• Proficiency in SQL and a scripting language (preferred python) in a data science context
• An entrepreneurial mindset and significant experience running experiments are key to this role
• Extensive experience using data to solve business problems
• Ability to break down complex projects into smaller work packages
• Experience with a data warehouse (we use BigQuery)
• Experience in performing data profiling, data mapping, and data quality validation
• Experience with source control using Git or equivalent
• Experience with cloud environments is desirable but not essential (we use GCP)
• Experience in AB testing/hypothesis testing and causal inference
• Experience with BI tools (we use Looker)
• An understanding of industry-standard design patterns for data warehouse data models

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What’s in it for you

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

• Ability to do your job in a truly flexible environment;
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs everyday;
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed share scheme (we are all owners)
• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Health insurance
• Health and wellness benefit of £400 per year
• Extended paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Travel and work for 60 days of the year
• Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?

Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that.

We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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