About the ML Scientist position

Degas Ltd. is an IT startup dedicated to increase 600 million smallholder farmers’ income in Sub-Saharan Africa with data aggregation, AI credit scoring and smallholder farmer financing. The main mission of our technical team is to create an operational platform for managing, visualizing and supporting African farmers.

We are looking for a skilled Machine Learning Scientist who will help us analyze large amounts of multi-modal data to find patterns and develop machine learning models to optimize our operation. We expect you to be highly analytical with a knack for analysis, math and statistics, and a passion for machine-learning and research. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are also required.

ML Scientist responsibilities are:

Research and detect valuable data sources and automate collection processes
Perform preprocessing of structured and unstructured data
Review large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns
Create predictive models and machine-learning algorithms
Modify and combine different models through ensemble modeling
Organize and present information using data visualization techniques
Develop and suggest solutions and strategies to business challenges
Work together with engineering and product development teams

ML Scientist requirements are:

2+ years' experience of working on Data Scientist or Data Analyst (http://link...) position
Significant experience in data mining and machine-learning
Good knowledge of Python; familiarity with ML tools
Strong math and analytical skills, with business acumen
Strong communication and presentation skills
Good problem-solving abilities
BSc or BA degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant area; graduate degree in Data Science or other quantitative field is preferred