Senior Data Scientist – UK & Finland – 3-6 month contract

 

Location:

United Kingdom and Finland

Will require EU passport

OVERVIEW

Do you want to demonstrate your skills in predictive modeling, experiment design, and optimization in a high profile program in a multinational corporation?

Your role as a senior data scientist will be to evaluate analytics opportunities in B2B sales, explore complex data related to the solutions that the client offers, and implement machine learning models for pricing decisions and other interventions for increasing conversion.

You are excited and committed to transforming the business for the better.

THE ROLE

You will be part of an analytics team including the client’s own experts and externals.

You’ll be working as part of a team who thrives in an agile environment.

You’ll support project planning by discussing scoping options and managing business expectations, and mentor the team in agile ways of working and programming skills.

This role will suit someone who’s not afraid to speak up when they have valuable ideas, and are able to analyse the benefits and limitations of proposed approaches with the opportunity to take the lead in implementing the chosen solutions together with the team.

SKILLS REQUIRED

Data focused strategy project: Senior data scientist in list New Opportunity

Modeling Masters in relevant field

5 or more years’ experience on customer segmentation, quoting process, or pricing analytics in industry Statistics, experiment design, and hypothesis testing

Machine learning: clustering, prediction, and optimization Visualization and reporting

Technical: Python and data processing and modeling libraries (e.g. scikit-learn, sqlalchemy, jupyter, flask) – SQL, Oracle & PostgreSQL – Power BI – Linux, AWS EC2

Collaboration: Scrum,Git, Jira, Confluence – Focused on delivery, open minded, critical thinker, creative problem solver

Deployment:  Docker – Kubernetes – Bamboo

Full Stack Developer – London

Client based in London is a funded startup using artificial intelligence and Blockchain to develop application.

Culture

– Have fun: we are a family!

– Diversity and equality: diversity of thought creates better results, and every person is treated equally

– Extreme intellectual curiosity: don’t be afraid to ask for help. We are all constantly learning and striving to be the best

YOUR ROLE

Day to day

– Fullstack software engineer. We believe there are benefits to great software engineers working across the stack, on different technologies, to cross fertilize both the business and your own knowledge

– You will build platforms that 1000s of people will use, and see a direct impact of your work!

– Technical blog integrating with Mathjax and Medium, to express yourself and show off your knowledge to the world

– Backend: Python/AsyncIO/Flask, Frontend: Angular 6 in MEAN stack

– Databases: NoSQL, MongoDB + Apache Cassandra

– Big data: Apache Kafka, Spark, Zookeeper

– AWS: ELB, Cloudfront, Lambda

– Methodology: Agile + scrum, test driven dev, containerization, microservices, automatic deployment / continuous delivery 

Your part in the team 

– We follow Agile development with daily standups using JIRA and Scrum

– You will be working in a cross functional team that is able to push and deliver code vertically with ease

– You will try new technologies and share knowledge with the rest of the team, as well as publicly on our blog, at events and hackathons!

Autonomy

Our ethos is to hire high quality people, so we can give them full autonomy in their work. We treat every individual as a founder, and trust them to design and complete projects that help grow the company.

Mastery

Every team member is expected to improve their craft and over the years, master their skills. We encourage knowledge sharing, hold internal talks and training, go to events and hackathons, and are happy to fund external training where desired. Most of all, we learn from and help each other!

Benefits

– Pensions program

– Unlimited holiday

– Free tickets to events and conferences

– Investment into your learning

– Internal and external training

– Hackathons

– Access to our technical blog to write posts on what you’ve learned

– Learn from an experienced, entrepreneurial team!

Future plans

 Not only do we have an ethical mission, we want to become a leader in machine learning and NLP. As part of a greater team, you will help us ensure we stay at the forefront of the latest technologies.

Must have UK Passport, EU Passport or valid work permit

Frontend Software Engineer – London

 

Client based in London is a funded startup using artificial intelligence and Blockchain to develop application.

Our culture

– Have fun: we are a family!

– Diversity and equality: diversity of thought creates better results, and every person is treated equally

– Extreme intellectual curiosity: don’t be afraid to ask for help. We are all constantly learning and striving to be the best

YOUR ROLE

Day to day

– Frontend stack: Angular 6 in MEAN. Typescript/Javascript

– Create beautiful and seamless user interfaces

– Improve the SuperDrafter editor, to create a Google Docs-like seamless experience

– Work seamlessly with XML (Word Docs), HTML and JSON

– Design and build scalable web apps that thousands of people will use

– Follow test-driven development, AGILE, SCRUM, Git, RESTful, continuous delivery/automated deployment

– Follow microservices architecture, containerize using Kubernetes

– Learn from the team and teach others! Documentation/knowledge sharing

Your part in the team

– We follow Agile development using JIRA and Scrum

– You will be working in a growing frontend team, and will become an expert in Angular javascript

– You will interface with the backend team, the machine learning team and our product manager 

Autonomy

Our ethos is to hire high quality people, so we can give them full autonomy in their work. We treat every individual as a founder, and trust them to design and complete projects that help grow the company.

Mastery

Every team member is expected to improve their craft and over the years, master their skills. We encourage knowledge sharing, hold internal talks and training, go to events and hackathons, and are happy to fund external training where desired. Most of all, we learn from and help each other!

Benefits

– Pensions program

– Unlimited holiday

– Free tickets to events and conferences

– Investment into your learning

– Internal and external training

– Hackathons

– Access to our technical blog to write posts on what you’ve learned

– Learn from an experienced, entrepreneurial team!

 Future plans

 Not only do we have an ethical mission, we want to become a leader in machine learning and NLP. As part of a greater team, you will help us ensure we stay at the forefront of the latest technologies.

Must have UK Passport, EU Passport or valid work permit

Machine Learning Engineer – London

Client based in London is a funded startup using artificial intelligence and Blockchain to develop application.

Our culture

Have fun: we are a family!

– Diversity and equality: diversity of thought creates better results, and every person is treated equally

– Extreme intellectual curiosity: don’t be afraid to ask for help. We are all constantly learning and striving to be the best

 YOUR ROLE

 Day to day

– You will build the next generation of NLP + deep learning models

– We use the full spectrum of ML technologies, including unsupervised learning, recurrent nets and GANs to reinforcement learning / A3C

– We are research-driven: you will have the opportunity to read papers, attend conferences and keep up to date with the latest etch

– Build incremental machine learning models with cross validation on test sets and improving performance

– Frameworks: Tensorflow/Pytorch, NLTK/SpaCy (and many more)

– You will join an experienced machine learning team, advised by Professor Jun Wang who is a world leader in multi-agent reinforcement learning and GANs for NLP

– We also have a technical blog integrating with Mathjax and Medium, to express yourself and show off your knowledge to the world

– Databases: NoSQL, MongoDB + Apache Cassandra

– Big data: Apache Kafka, Spark, Zookeeper

– AWS: ELB, Cloudfront, Lambda

– Methodology: Agile + scrum, test driven dev, containerization, microservices, automatic deployment / continuous delivery

Your part in the team 

– We follow Agile development with daily standups using JIRA and Scrum

– You will be working in a cross functional team that is able to push and deliver code vertically with ease

– You will try new technologies and share knowledge with the rest of the team, as well as publicly on our blog, at events and hackathons!

Autonomy

Our ethos is to hire high quality people, so we can give them full autonomy in their work. We treat every individual as a founder, and trust them to design and complete projects that help grow the company.

Mastery

 Every team member is expected to improve their craft and over the years, master their skills. We encourage knowledge sharing, hold internal talks and training, go to events and hackathons, and are happy to fund external training where desired. Most of all, we learn from and help each other!

Benefits

– Pensions program

– Unlimited holiday

– Free tickets to events and conferences

– Investment into your learning

– Internal and external training

– Hackathons

– Access to our technical blog to write posts on what you’ve learned

– Learn from an experienced, entrepreneurial team!

Future plans

 Not only do we have an ethical mission, we want to become a leader in machine learning and NLP. As part of a greater team, you will help us ensure we stay at the forefront of the latest technologies. 

Must have UK Passport, EU Passport or valid work permit

Bitcoin, Blockchain and Me

I have always been interested in cutting edge trends, I appreciate the new and outrageous whether it’s fashion, food or technology. I love to be part of innovation.

Back in 2013 I discovered Bitcoin, wait let me get this straight, I discovered Blockchain and crypto just happened to be the creation utilizing this technology.
As far as coding goes, I can change a screen to yellow and pink but when it comes to data, I can work my way around complex tables, joins and schemas, I love all things data and therefore Blockchain had my attention.
I began to chat about Blockchain to friends and on social media and was quick to discover, after many blank stares, not many people knew what I was talking about.
So I started talking about bitcoin,
‘you know that currency used on Silk Road’,
“Oh Bitcoin, the currency which Isis uses for collecting money for terror attacks”
“Oh the payment you use on Dark web to hire a hitman”
Aaaah they knew a bit about that…….
My words were always, never mind Bitcoin, watch Blockchain, that’s where it’s at, it’s going to change the way we do everyday things.
So I connected with some Blockchain enthusiasts, including two incredibly smart Scottish guys who had developed a Blockchain called Hyperledger. We used to chat and I tried to open some doors for them, I swear this is true, you can ask the Hyperledger Dans.
I started the Ethereum meetup in Cape Town, and had one person interested.
I linked with some dodgy players in Singapore , who are still in the Bitcoin game.
I visited companies with the ploy of promoting Bitcoin payments, as a way to get them interested in Blockchain.
I remember one client telling me she should introduce me to a friend of hers, he is as crazy as me and would love my ridiculous ideas about Bitcoin and the Blockchain, we would be a match in heaven. She sadly never introduced us, I believe he is a huge innovator in the marketing industry.
My problem was that I was so ahead of the curve, that you couldn’t even see the curve. My mistake was I started believing them, even though I knew in my heart that Blockchain was going to be groundbreaking, I sold myself out. I handed over the Ethereum meetup to the other attendee, I moved away from opening a Bitcoin training academy of which I was a co founder, I pulled away from anything Bitcoin and therefore Blockchain too.
And then there it happened, 4 years later and everyone was talking Bitcoin, for the wrong reasons though. It had become a currency to make more money not an alternative way to pay and live, but I will leave that for another article.
The fantastic part is that people have discovered Blockchain and the most remarkable Blockchain ideas have come into fruition, it’s an exciting time to be involved.
One of my best friends recently attended a merchandising conference and was truly excited about how Blockchain is going to change the supply chain process and how she had never heard of Blockchain before. I reminded her that I told her about Blockchain on numerous occasions at dinner.
She just replied, ‘oh Gail sorry I just thought it was another of your hair brain crazy ideas.’
What I have discovered is the belief in myself, to follow through no matter the sniggers from people who don’t know or understand, to not give up and most of all I am learning the art of patience, everything takes time.
I love keeping up to speed with the latest technology trends and I know how to spot them, it’s a little bit of talent and a whole lot of curiosity.
I am always connecting with companies who are working on the latest tech innovations. And I am inspired by their dreams.
Make sure to contact me if you have a great tech idea.

Trust me, I will listen

 

Gail Weiner

Director Simpatico

Co-Founder Getdeveloper.net

 

www.simpatico.co.za

www.getdeveloper.net

 

Gail@getdeveloper.net

Gail@simpatico.co.za

#blockchain #bitcoin #innovation #technology

Golang Developer – Remote

My client, a startup in the UK, is looking for a strong Golang developer to join the team.

Must be located in Europe and proficient in English

starting 3 month engagement

We are looking for a Go/Golang developer to build REST API services/end points to speak with the React front end. The focus will be on developing low latency, stable and scalable code, using storage systems such as S3 and Mysql. The code should be maintainable, reasonably well documented and setup with an appropriate test framework. Alongside Go, other end points exist in PHP/Lumen although you will not be required to work on these.

Due to the fast paced and dynamic nature of the startup, it is important that you are able to use initiative to understand the company’s ethos and goals and are flexible enough to react to changes of direction as the company evolves. You will also have the opportunity to be involved and give input on design decisions.

You will work alongside a project manager, other developers (Slack etc), and the company director who himself is a coder

Experience and skills required:

– Good knowledge and experience of writing Go APIs which are robust in high traffic environments which a particular focus on low latency

– A good understanding of string manipulation

– The ability to write and modify equations which determine user stats

– MySQL query writing, and also NoSQL data storage

– The ability to integrate and pull data from 3rd party APIs

– Knowledge of Gcloud APIs and AWS

– Able to work and reformat existing code

– Ability to think logically to solve problems in situations where the objective is not precisely defined

It would be beneficial to demonstrate a personal public Github repository with your Go code.

email gail@simpatico.co.za

 

Mid Level C# Developer – Serbia – Remote

You will be working in an Agile / Scrum environment and on the development of new applications, enhancements, and also be responsible for maintenance.
• Three (3) + years of experience with the following specifics:
• .NET framework C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript
• Develop and support applications.
• Develop unit-tests.
• Solid understanding of Object Oriented concepts
• Develop remote communication methodologies WebAPI.
• Basic knowledge of CSS
• . NET application security
• Basic knowledge of database design principals, TSQL and MS SQL Server.
• Must be able to work independently without significant direction and have the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Basic understanding of software design patterns
• Team player.
• Good organizational skills and accurate prioritization abilities.
NICE TO HAVE/PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
• Experienced with designing and developing backend, middle tier and front end applications.
• Experienced with Xamarin
• Experienced with JavaScript and frameworks like Angular
• Experienced with Localization/Internationalization of web applications.
• Solid knowledge of the software development life cycle.
• Experienced with ASP.NET MVC and Web API
• Experienced with agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
• Basic knowledge of ORM frameworks like NHibernate, Entity Framework

Mid Level C# .Net Developer – Serbia – Remote

 

You will be working in an Agile / Scrum environment and on the development of new applications, enhancements, and also be responsible for maintenance.

• Three (3) + years of experience  with the following specifics:
  • .NET framework C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript
  •  Develop and support applications.
  •  Develop unit-tests.
  • Solid understanding of Object Oriented concepts
  •  Develop remote communication methodologies WebAPI.
  •  Basic knowledge of CSS
  • . NET application security
  •  Basic knowledge of database design principals, TSQL and MS SQL Server.
• Must be able to work independently without significant direction and have the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Basic understanding of software design patterns
• Team player.
• Good organizational skills and accurate prioritization abilities.

NICE TO HAVE/PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE 

• Experienced with designing and developing backend, middle tier and front end applications.
• Experienced with Xamarin
• Experienced with JavaScript and frameworks like Angular
• Experienced with Localization/Internationalization of web applications.
• Solid knowledge of the software development life cycle.
• Experienced with ASP.NET MVC and Web API
• Experienced with agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
• Basic knowledge of ORM frameworks like NHibernate, Entity Framework

 

 

Mid level C# Developer

Cape Town client looking for the following skills:
Mandatory Skills / Abilities required for the Job
• Generalist, with a passion for, and proven track record in the following core competency areas:
o Front End, Middle Tier, and Database
• Technologies include but not limited to:
o Exposure to data tier abstraction technologies e.g. .NET Entity Framework will be an advantage
o Presentation Layer (UI) – ASP, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Javascript
o Scripting Language – Javascript, JQuery
o Databases – Relational Databases experience necessary (MSSQL)
o Operating System (O/S) – WINDOWS.
o Exposure to any of the popular Testing Tools preferable.
o Mobile Developing using tools such as Xamarin and Angular is advantageous.
Personal Attributes / Character traits required for this job
• Delivery focused – Be deadline driven and adheres to Sprint deadlines.
• Team Player – must be able to work as part of a team.
• Self-Starter – Be able to work independently and contribute effectively to the team.
• Initiative
• Flexible/adaptable/approachable and willing to work in rapid changing, high delivery environment
• Integrity
• Keen attention to detail.

Education and General Working Experience
• Ideally an IT Diploma or related Degree will be an advantage but is not essential.
• Minimum requirement is Matric with at least 3-5 years solid C# on the job work related development experience. Remuneration package will be tailored according to relevant technical experience.
• Exposure to Mercurial, Bamboo, continuous integration an advantage.
• Good Object orientation is a must.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment preferred but not essential.
• Basic understanding of design patterns and their application
Job Specification
Key Roles and Responsibilities
• Development extends to Front-end, Middle Tier and Databases and includes Presentation Layer, Business Logic, Data, Services, Databases and Scripting.
• Maintenance, debugging and problem-solving of existing software products and / or custom client solutions.
• Review product requirements in order to give development estimates and product feedback.
• Unit testing / integration testing Features developed.
• Technical documentation that shares knowledge effectively.
• Setting up new infrastructure environment for products and / or customised client solutions.
• Maintenance and updates to the existing infrastructure environment for the products and / or customised client solutions.
Day to day duties and responsibilities include the following:
• Developing software and writing scripts as per specifications or requirements provided.
• Unit testing / Integration testing.
• Working collaboratively as part of an Agile development team:
o Implementing business requirements as created and prioritised by the Product Owner.
o Deliver according to the Definition of Done requirement.
o Collaborating with other developers, testers and business analysts as required, including pair programming.
o Participate in technical planning and implementation meetings.
o Participate in Sprint Planning Development Cycles every 2 weeks.
• Participate in the Daily Standup meetings.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Participate in, and present demos where required.
• Participate in sessions with QA and business analyst to meet the delivery deadlines.

SAP Business Objects Consultant – Remote Role

Client based in UK looking for SAP consultant to work remotely on a six month project.

Applications include Business Objects, Business Objects Data Services (BODS), and an Enterprise Data Warehouse, with some exposure to SAP BW and BPC.

Core tools used are Business Objects XI R3, Business Objects Data Services (Business Objects Data Integrator), Oracle 11g. Opportunities for exposure to SAP BW and BPC

Project scope:

The SAP consultant will work with project sponsor to scope project. The project will have to sized, estimated by the Consultant, and on approval, developed off-shore and delivered.

Expected Knowledge & Experience of the Consultants:

• Demonstrable significant hands on experience with Business Objects report building.
• Demonstrable significant experience of data analysis and technical support using SQL in an Oracle RDBMS environment.
• Experience with BW and BPC (or OutlookSoft).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills that has good experience with requirements elicitation.
• Technically astute and have very good investigation skills to quickly get to the bottom of ETL failures and data issues
• Extensive knowledge of Data Warehouse methodologies, data modelling (Kimball approach), experience of Dimensional Data Warehouse design.
• Hands Universe design experience, ensuring best practice is followed.
• Demonstrable hands on experience of developing ETL mappings from various source systems utilising Business Objects Data Integrator.
• Detailed knowledge on Business Objects XI Architecture.
• Previous experience in direct team leadership or management role. Ability to lead by example – training, coaching and mentoring others.
• Direct involvement in multiple project lifecycles with demonstrable successful impact on outcomes/ delivery.
• Extensive hands on experience of developing ETL mappings from various source systems, utilising Business Objects Data Integrator
• Excellent knowledge and hands on experience of Business Objects report building.
• Extensive knowledge of Data Warehouse methodologies, data modelling (Kimball approach), experience of Dimensional Data Warehouse design.
• Hands on experience of Universe design, ensuring best practice is followed.
• Hands on experience of Business Objects Administration within the CMC.
• Good problem-solving skills within an application database environment

Responsibilities:   ·      Perform data warehouse design tasks including data modelling, using industry best practices ·      Develop and support ETL mappings. ·      Ensure that the EDW and all associated BI applications are developed in a consistent and scalable manner, ensuring standards are upheld and evolved where necessary ·      Perform data warehouse design tasks including data modelling, using industry best practices ·      Develop and support ETL mappings ·      Ensure that the EDW and all associated BI applications are developed in a consistent and scalable manner; ensuring standards are upheld and evolved where necessary. ·      Provide accurate costings for projects and CSI requests. ·      Ensure Quality Assurance and Release processes are adhered to in order to deliver work on time and to the required standard. ·      Ensure requirements are fully documented and signed off by the business. ·      Ensure solutions are fully documented and knowledge shared to negate key man dependency.  Provide handover to the CST where appropriate. ·      Work closely with the PMO and Consultancy Partner for projects where appropriate. ·      Work closely with other functional and technical teams to deliver the right solutions taking the wider end-to-end processes and systems in to account. ·      Manage relationships to build rapport with customers, understand their needs and ensure you are delivering to their priorities   Support functions ·         To be a point of contact for the business, for day to day Business Intelligence requests ·         Provide technical support for all applications within the BI landscape ·         Delivering last line of support for BI production issues. ·         Deliver and drive best practice in customer support behaviour, ensuring the team follow appropriate processes, for e.g. keeping the Service Management Tool up to date, customers informed, owning issues through to a satisfactory conclusion. ·         Partake in data warehouse design tasks including data modelling and ETL mappings. ·         Actively seek to keep up to date with SAP, Business Objects and other relevant technology roadmaps through relevant forums, user groups, websites, and publications. ·         Provide expert consultancy to both the business and other IS teams in respect of Business Intelligence. Working to turn needs and business opportunities into solutions that will deliver commercial advantage. ·         Availability management, capacity management, and service continuity, including input to the BCP and SRP. ·         To identify opportunities for improvements across the BI service ·         To champion the ongoing development/maintenance of the Information Architecture ·         Work closely with the Business Intelligence Delivery Manager to ensure that the BI service is in line with the overall BI strategy.