Data Scientist

Zapp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & equity package

25 days of holiday per year

Private Health Insurance

Extended sick pay and maternity/paternity leave pay

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible/hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Zapp, located in Nine Elms, London, is searching for a talented Data Scientist to join their dynamic team. The role involves developing AI/ML models, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring code quality. Candidates should have 1-2 years of experience in a commercial environment, a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, and be skilled in Python and SQL.

Zapp offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and benefits including private health insurance and generous holiday leave.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-2 years of professional experience as a Data Scientist in a commercial setting.
• Expertise in writing high-quality, scalable code.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Help business leaders understand and prioritize AI/ML opportunities.
• Own the lifecycle of new models from concept to deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new features.

Skills

Data Science

Python

SQL

Cloud Platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)

Version Control (Git)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field

Job description

Reporting/Dashboarding

Nine Elms, London - Full-time

As part of our vision, we are seeking a talented Data Scientist to join our dynamic, expanding team. Over the last few years we’ve built a solid data foundation using best‑in‑class technologies (dbt, BigQuery, Airflow) and are just at the start of our journey to leverage this data in a more sophisticated way.

About Zapp

Zapp is London’s leading premium convenience retail platform. Founded in 2020, our vision is to disrupt the multi‑trillion dollar convenience retail market, currently dominated by major players, by developing best‑in‑class customer‑centric technology and fulfilment solutions. Zapp partners with some of the world’s leading brands to deliver an exclusive range of hand‑picked products 24/7, delivered in minutes.

Key Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Management: Help business leaders at Zapp understand and prioritise opportunities related to AI/ML
• End‑to‑End Development and Ownership: Own the lifecycle of new models from concept to deployment and monitoring, and continuously iterate.
• Reporting/Dashboarding
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross‑functional teams to define, design, and implement new features, driving both business and technical excellence.
• Code Quality: Write scalable, maintainable, and high‑quality code while adhering to best practices for testing, deployment, and version control.

Essential skills

• Minimum of 1-2 years of professional experience as a Data Scientist in a commercial setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• Expertise in Python and developing high-quality, scalable code.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Solid understanding of SQL.
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and automated deployment pipelines (CI/CD).

Desirable skills

• Past work in retail demand forecasting.
• Experience working in a startup environment.
• Experience with GCP/Vertex AI.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity package.
• Enjoy 25 days of holiday per year (plus all bank holidays).
• Private Health Insurance.
• Extended sick pay and maternity/paternity leave pay.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangement.