Data Scientist at Safaricom Kenya

Reporting to the Head of Engineering we are looking for individuals who want to turn terra-bytes of data into actionable insights and new products for our customers. As a data scientist you will be working side by side with designers, product managers and our global partners from industry and academia.

We expect you to take full ownership of your work, from conception all the way to the final product on our platform. Our ideal candidate is result-oriented, with great ideas and solid quantitative skills to turn ideas into reality. You should have solid machine learning and analytics skills.

Roles for the Data Scientist Job

• Work in a multi-disciplined team and take ownership of turning ideas into machine learning models;
• Produce products or improve existing products with short turnaround times and Solid development and analytical approaches to create viable implementations.

Data Scientist Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Prior experience with a few of the following techniques: logistic regression, SVM, Neural Nets, Game Theory
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills and quick grasps to understand business problems
• Proficient in at least Python and R
• At least 2-3 years of coding experience in a non-university setting.
• Understanding of SQL and databases