Growth-Minded Data Scientist - End-to-End Ownership

Filrsafekeep; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning stipends

Flexible Aurora, IL hours

Job summary

GrowthSphere Inc is seeking a Data Scientist to mentor mid-level engineers and lead end-to-end data mining initiatives inAurora, IL. The role focuses on deciding buy vs build, documenting Spark systems, and untangling LightGBM dependencies to accelerate releases.

Candidates should show a growth-minded bias, strong Pandas skills, and hands-on experience with Multitasking. Interpersonal, learner pace, and customer-focused mindset are valued as part of the team culture.

Qualifications

• Hands-on with Pandas for data wrangling and analysis.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Hugging Face and ML tooling is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to shifting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Mentor newer mid-level hires on team leadership approaches.
• Decide when to buy data mining vs build it for Aurora, IL stack.
• Document the Apache Spark system for faster onboarding.
• Resolve LightGBM dependency issues delaying Aurora releases.
• Own a data mining project from schema to on-call rotation.

Skills

Pandas proficiency

Multitasking

Hugging Face familiarity

Interpersonal skills

Learning agility

Customer-focused mindset

Tools

Apache Spark

LightGBM

Hugging Face

Job description

GrowthSphere Inc is seeking a Data Scientist to mentor mid-level engineers and lead end-to-end data mining initiatives inAurora, IL. The role focuses on deciding buy vs build, documenting Spark systems, and untangling LightGBM dependencies to accelerate releases.

Candidates should show a growth-minded bias, strong Pandas skills, and hands-on experience with Multitasking. Interpersonal, learner pace, and customer-focused mindset are valued as part of the team culture.