Data Scientist – Search (m|w|d)

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Job Summary

Job Description

Our team helps millions of people every day to find and compare products and prices across shops. The search team focuses on finding new ways and technologies to serve our customers with the most relevant results. Be part of a team that’s continuously exploring and improving solutions for customer query understanding and product result ranking for the best match. You will work as an interface between Product Management, (ML-)Engineers and Analysts, analyze large volumes of search data, elaborate requirements for data-driven solutions, and contribute to continuous improvement of evaluation metrics.
Must have:
  • Work as an interface between Product Management, (ML-)Engineers and Analysts in a cross-functional team on idealo's search.
  • Analyze large volumes of search data to uncover patterns, trends, and opportunities.
  • Drive solution design and business impact assessments collaboratively with the team.
  • Elaborate requirements for data-driven solutions, identify dependencies, and lead their development.
  • Evaluate and implement advanced technologies such as knowledge graphs, vector search or ranking algorithms.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of off- and online evaluation metrics for search relevance.
  • Apply deep statistical methods as well as ML evaluation techniques, including LLM applicability.
  • Deliver robust, measurable solutions, including dashboards and KPIs to monitor impact and quality.
  • Define hypotheses and and use A/B testing to interpret causal effects.
  • Recognize the potential of existing data and proactively identify missing elements.
  • At least 5 years of professional experience as a Data Scientist with a track record of completed projects.
  • Proficiency with Python's scientific computing packages (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, et.al.).
  • Proficiency in SQL and familiar with efficiently querying large, distributed datasets.
  • Initial experience with Python's Machine Learning packages beyond scikit-learn.
  • Good grasp of classification and regression models as well as object embeddings.
  • Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written.
Good to have:
  • Intermediate German communication skills are a plus.
Perks:
  • Personal development goals taken seriously, idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy), coaching & mediation, additional learning and development budget.
  • Office in the heart of Berlin offers free organic breakfast, excellent free lunch (vegan and vegetarian), free coffee, lemonades and after-work beer.
  • Fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of Berlin.
  • Free counseling and support in all areas of life (professional, private, family, health, etc.) in cooperation with pme-Familienservice.
  • Job bike or Deutschlandticket.
  • Many different fitness and sports options, such as an Urban Sports or Gympass membership.
  • Team events, big company events and other moments of organized connection.

Job Details

Job description

Our team helps millions of people every day to find and compare products and prices across shops. The search team focuses on finding new ways and technologies to serve our customers with the most relevant results. Be part of a team that’s continuously exploring and improving solutions for customer query understanding and product result ranking for the best match.

You can expect purpose - providing people with a fair and unbiased service. Day to day, you would find freedom to work it your way - shaping the search with interesting challenges tackled together, in our team of 9 amazing colleagues. The challenge awaits you - to serve >40 million customers with >2 billion offers in <100ms search response time.

Life-long learning is valued through prototyping, reading time and budget, visits to hackathons and events as well as knowledge sharing within and across teams.

About your new role

  • Work as an interface between Product Management, (ML-)Engineers and Analysts in a cross-functional team on idealo's search to provide our customers with the best possible search experience.
  • You analyze large volumes of search data to uncover patterns, trends, and opportunities – from customer segmentation to identifying and cleaning issues such as bot traffic. Based on your findings, you drive solution design and business impact assessments collaboratively with the team.
  • You elaborate requirements for data-driven solutions, identify dependencies, and lead their development in close collaboration with your teammates. Your work includes the evaluation and implementation of advanced technologies such as knowledge graphs, vector search or ranking algorithms.
  • You contribute to continuous improvement of off- and online evaluation metrics for search relevance and apply deep statistical methods as well as ML evaluation techniques, including LLM applicability.
  • You deliver robust, measurable solutions, if needed as services or APIs, including dashboards and KPIs to monitor impact and quality. Together with Analysts, you define hypotheses and use A/B testing to interpret causal effects.
  • You recognize the potential of existing data and proactively identify missing elements to improve the completeness and impact of your solutions.

Job requirements

Skills & Requirements

  • At least 5 years of professional experience as a Data Scientist with a track record of completed projects.
  • You enjoy independently and systematically digging into complex data and machine learning tasks. You can set your own goals and produce quantitative results in a goal-oriented manner, which you can present in a comprehensible way.
  • Proficiency with Python's scientific computing packages (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, et.al.) and can produce concise visualizations that support your results.
  • Proficiency in SQL and familiar with efficiently querying large, distributed datasets.
  • Initial experience with Python's Machine Learning packages beyond scikit-learn and have a good grasp of classification and regression models as well as object embeddings.
  • Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written. Intermediate German communication skills are a plus.

You don't tick all the boxes? Don't worry, we are looking for employees who convince us with their personality and are motivated to go on full power with their team!

At idealo you can expect

  • You want to further your education? We take your personal development goals seriously and, in addition to our idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy), coaching & mediation, we also offer you the opportunity to benefit individually from additional learning and development budget.
  • And what about the office? Our office in the heart of Berlin offers free organic breakfast, excellent free lunch (vegan and vegetarian), as well as free coffee, lemonades and after-work beer, in addition to the "standard foosball". It also has a fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of Berlin where you can network with colleagues from our group of companies.
  • In need of additional support in any areas of your life? We offer free counseling and support in all areas of life (professional, private, family, health, etc.) in cooperation with the pme-Familienservice

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  • You want full flexibility on your way to work and beyond? No problem with a job bike or Deutschlandticket - and it's environmentally friendly, too!
  • Want to keep yourself fit? We offer many different fitness and sports options, such as an Urban Sports or Gympass membership, to suit your personal needs.
  • And what else is there? Of course, success must be celebrated! In addition to team events, you can also expect big company events and other moments of organized connection with others in the company and your team throughout the year!

About idealo

idealo is a Berlin success story: in 2000 we started out with the mission of helping consumers make the best purchasing decisions. Today, with ~2.5 million visits per day, ~50,000 shops, and more than ~500 million product offers, we are one of the most popular German e-commerce websites and one of the leading European shopping and comparison platforms. We are active as a price comparison platform in six countries (Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Spain).

We are located in the heart of Berlin and offer a unique idealo spirit. Your ideas are the driving force that moves our business forward. Not only our product portfolio is diverse, but also the people who work on it. We want you just as you are! Origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or a degree of disability are irrelevant.

If you are passionate about improving the world of online shopping alongside ~700 idealos from ~60 nations, apply with us today.

Information for applicants with severe disabilities: As an applicant with a severe disability, you can get advice from our Representative Body for Severely Disabled People (SBV) during the application process. Please inform us regarding this topic.

For the inclusion of people with disabilities, our office is accessible without steps. When you start with us, we will see what else is needed!

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