Data Scientist

Hello! We are Volotea, the airline of small and mid-sized cities in Europe.

As a Data Scientist, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving business optimization across various departments. You’ll build and maintain algorithms, machine learning models, forecasting tools, and data-driven experiments that directly enhance operations, strategy, and more.

This is an incredible opportunity to combine your analytical skills with creativity to solve complex problems, collaborate with diverse teams, and make a real impact on our growth.

How will you contribute to our success?

1. Problem-solving and team integration – Combine independent problem-solving tasks with proactive integration in a highly dynamic team.
2. Develop optimization solutions – Build algorithms, models, and forecasting tools to enhance various departments.
3. Enhance data-driven processes – Use different data sources to identify, define and develop new process optimization strategies.
4. Continuous improvement – Maintain and update existing models and algorithms for ongoing efficiency.
5. Stay ahead of trends – Apply industry trends and recent academic research to improve workflows and processes.

Why join us?

• Travel the world for less
• Enjoy exclusive deals with 180+ airlines—fly with your family for up to 4-5 times less than standard fares, just covering airport taxes. Weekend getaways or global adventures? You decide!

A prime location in Barcelona – And no, we’re not located at the airport!

You may not have seen us at Barcelona Airport, but there’s a reason for that—you’ll understand when you get to know us! Our HQ is in a top area, surrounded by great restaurants, shops, and services.

We work hard, but we have fun too!

We love bringing people together with events like: Carnival parties, Trips to Port Aventura, Ski getaways, Running clubs, Paddle & ping-pong tournaments

We’re an active, social team—there’s always something happening!

Make an impact – Bring your ideas to life!

At Volotea, your ideas matter. We give you the space and support to create, innovate, and shape the company’s future.

A benefits plan that works for you

Customize your benefits! Allocate part of your salary to dining, transport, or health insurance, tax-free—meaning more savings for the things you love!

️Your well-being comes first

Enjoy discounted gym memberships, free fresh fruit, and coffee to keep you energized.

A global teamwork

In a diverse, multicultural environment where teamwork and innovation drive success.

Grow your career with us

Access training in soft skills, office tools, and languages to boost your career.

Work-Life balance – Flexibility to thrive

With flexible schedules, hybrid work, flexible vacations, and your birthday off, you can grow professionally without compromising your well-being.

What will make you succeed in this position:

• Degree in an analytical field – e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or similar fields.
• 1+ year of experience – in data mining, software development, statistics, or machine learning.
• Strong Python programming skills
• SQL knowledge for managing and querying data efficiently. Experience with SQL DB Systems (Postgres, MySQL, or SQL Server) is considered a plus.
• Software design & testing previous experience
• Creative & analytical thinking – needed to approach problems in innovative ways and deliver solutions.
• Clear communication skills – for collaborating with teams and explaining complex data insights.
• Fluent in Spanish & English

Will be highly valued:

• Master’s Degree in Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, or similar fields.
• Mathematical optimization experience – knowledge of metaheuristics, linear/integer programming, etc.
• Cloud platform knowledge – Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Big data – Familiarity with technologies like Spark, Hadoop, Hive, or Impala.