Data Scientist - Experimentation Platform & AI

Farfetch; Porto; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance for the whole family

25 Days of Annual Leave + Caring Days

LinkedIn Learning access

Flexible benefits program

Flexible working environment

Job summary

Farfetch is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join our Data team in Porto, focusing on evolving our in-house Experimentation Platform and its Statistical Engine. You will take technical ownership of the engine, combining statistics and software engineering to improve reliability, scalability, and analytics.

You will collaborate with Data Engineering, Analytics, Product and Engineering to modernise experimentation, apply advanced methods, and explore AI-enabled enhancements.

Qualifications

• Strong Python coding skills and experience building or maintaining apps.
• Solid understanding of statistics, hypothesis testing, and A/B testing.
• Experience with SQL and data analysis of large datasets.
• Familiarity with version control and software testing practices.
• Willingness to learn, investigate problems, and improve existing solutions.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure our Statistical Engine delivers accurate, reliable, and timely experiment results.
• Improve our experimentation capabilities, helping teams detect meaningful changes and make decisions faster.
• Evolve the platform to support new statistical methods, experiment designs, and business needs.
• Make the Statistical Engine easier to maintain, scale, and extend as our experimentation needs grow.
• Work with Data Engineering to improve data availability and integration with our Data Platform.
• Explore how AI and new technologies can help us develop and improve the platform more efficiently.
• Partner with Data Analysts, Engineers, and Product Managers to turn experimentation challenges into practical solutions.

Skills

Python

Statistics

A/B testing

SQL

Version control

Communication

Tools

Google Cloud

BigQuery

Job description

Farfetch is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join our Data team in Porto, focusing on evolving our in-house Experimentation Platform and its Statistical Engine. You will take technical ownership of the engine, combining statistics and software engineering to improve reliability, scalability, and analytics.

You will collaborate with Data Engineering, Analytics, Product and Engineering to modernise experimentation, apply advanced methods, and explore AI-enabled enhancements.