Your impact
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and refine algorithms to infer key transportation patterns from various data sources, including both StreetLight’s proprietary data and metrics, as well as external data. Apply these insights to explore and validate potential new services offerings.
- Research, implement, and optimize suitable strategies for tackling data science problems.
- Use advanced statistical tools for the analysis and validation of results, ensuring the viability of potential new services and lean launch prototypes.
- Effectively communicate final results to stakeholders, providing thorough documentation and supporting interactive visualizations of data for informed decision-making.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineers, and Account Management to translate customer requests into clearly defined, timely outputs that exceed customer expectations.
- As part of a dynamic team at StreetLight, proactively identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to the evolution of our service offerings.
Here's what you'll need
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or an Engineering discipline from a top university.
- Proficiency in Python with 5+ years of experience, including familiarity with data-focused libraries such as pandas, NumPy, SciPy, and scikit-learn .
- Experience with relational databases and SQL , including a strong understanding of concepts. Familiarity with BigQuery is preferred.
- Knowledge of geospatial data, statistics, and experience with geospatial databases such as PostGIS
- Solid understanding of techniques in data science, including machine learning algorithms, forecasting, regression analysis, etc.
- Expertise in data visualization, preferably with experience using ArcGIS for web mapping and interactive dashboard creation.
- Ability to accurately estimate the time requirements for complex tasks, meet those targets, and make compromises to enable scalability and productization of algorithms.
- Familiarity with software engineering principles, reflecting an understanding of how robust, scalable systems are built..
- Experience with transportation data/industry is a plus. This includes working in a transportation-focused role within government, consulting, private-sector mobility, or a non-profit.
- Strong communication skills—written, visual (presentations, charts, maps), and verbal.
We offer:
- Unique company culture fostering individual career growth and work-life balance
- Full-time employment contract with salary corresponding to qualifications
- Hybrid working model
- Flexible working hours (we start between 7:30-10:00)
- Flexible benefits package (Lux Med medical care, psychological care, life insurance, My Benefit cafeteria system, including Multisport card co-financing, car park sharing system)
- Membership in Jacobs employee networks (Women's Network, OneWorld, PRISM, Careers Network, Green Team, Toastmasters, Collectively and others)
- Continuous development opportunities, including a range of professional trainings and certifications (e.g. ACCA, CIPS), Graduate Development Program, Learners’ Community, self-learning platform
- Opportunity to take part in language courses (English, German, Polish)
