Wave
Data Scientist
Wave
$149k
EMEA (Remote)
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Python
SQL
Data

Data Scientist

Overview

Wave is hiring a Data Scientist to help grow and strengthen their user base by working on high-impact use cases with millions of users.

Job Description

Wave Mobile Money Inc. is on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent by providing financial services that are no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. They launched a mobile app in Senegal in 2017 and now have millions of users across six countries.

Responsibilities

  • - Be part of a multidisciplinary team, working with engineers, data analysts, economists and a product manager
  • - Focus on advanced analytics and machine learning problems, delivering them end-to-end independently
  • - Prioritise work and shape your own approach in a way that maximises the positive impact on both users and the business
  • - Engage not just with business metrics, but also collaborate closely with Operations teams to understand the real-world outcomes and impact of your work

Required Skills

  • - Minimum Bachelor''s degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
  • - 4+ years experience in applied data science or similar experience
  • - Demonstrated experience with data analysis, machine learning and product A/B tests
  • - Proficiency in applying machine learning methods to solve business problems
  • - Very strong Python skills with expertise in data manipulation, analysis and machine learning
  • - Must be comfortable writing code that runs in production
  • - Competent in SQL
  • - Solid foundation in probability and statistics

Benefits

  • - Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents and retirement contributions
  • - 6 months of fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance
  • - Flexible vacation, with most folks taking between 21-30 days exclusive of statutory holidays
  • - $10,000 annual charitable donation matching
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About the company

Wave

We’re on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where over half the population has no bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere!


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