Jiji is a leading online marketplace in Africa. In 2019, we acquired OLX’s business in five countries. Now, across these locations, the platform attracts over 13 million unique users monthly who engage with over 5 million ads with a total value of over $10 billion. Jiji is currently among the most downloaded and highest-rated apps in African e-commerce.
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Data Scientist to join our team. This role involves improving our search, recommendation, and ranking systems.
Key responsibilities:
- Enhance and optimise the search, recommendation, and ranking algorithms on our e-commerce platform.
- Design and develop new AI services.
- Perform predictive and statistical modelling.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate system improvements effectively.
Required skills and qualifications:
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in DS or a related field.
- Experience in developing models for e-commerce or similar platforms.
- Demonstrated experience in SQL, particularly in high data volume environments.
- Proficiency in Python, using Pandas, XGBoost, Scikit-learn, etc.
- Solid understanding of statistical analysis, predictive modelling, simulations, and algorithm design.
Nice-to-have skills:
- Knowledge of real-time bidding auctions or full-text search implementations.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Experience with Elasticsearch.
What we offer:
- 20 working days of annual paid vacation and unlimited paid sick leaves;
- Work from the comfort of your home or from one of our offices in Kyiv or Warsaw;
- Modern Apple devices;
- Free snacks, breakfasts, and lunches in the office;
- Keep learning with our extensive corporate library, internal online meetings, and lectures;
- Grow your skills with our training compensation program;
- Medical insurance and corporate doctor.