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Senior Data Scientist

Luno · WC Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · $95k - $110k

Actively hiring Posted about 2 years ago

Role overview

  • Familiarity with financial mathematics (Ideal)
  • Experience working with financial markets and liquidity management (Ideal)
  • Experience using probabilistic modeling techniques to generate insights, e.g. Monte Carlo simulation (Ideal)
  • Strong data analysis, predictive analytics, and/or optimisation skills using Python, R or similar programming languages.
  • Advanced SQL skills
  • Familiarity with modern distributed data storage and processing systems such as Amazon Redshift, Hadoop MapReduce and Apache Spark
  • Ability to create innovative, out-of-the-box solutions by leveraging analytics, data science and statistics
  • Naturally curious and persistent when gathering and synthesizing facts, theories, trends, patterns, inferences, and key issues in complex questions and variable situations
  • Track record of diagnosing problems using formal problem-solving tools and techniques
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in the natural sciences or technical fields such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering or Economics
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-experts in simple and helpful terms
  • Team player that’s enthusiastic about growing and developing others
  • You can handle uncertain and ambiguous scenarios
  • You keep abreast of developments and emerging trends in Data Science, and influence what is next for Luno

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