Senior Data Scientist - Geocoding (d/f/m)

Job description

What is working at Bettermile like? We mean it when we say “cutting edge” and have a high level of creative freedom in our everyday work. You will be surrounded by like-minded, driven, skilled, and highly motivated people who are keen to contribute to successful solutions. We mean diversity, and we put it in numbers: 130+ people, 36 languages, 35% female (vs. ø26% in the tech industry), ø33 years of age, and yes, we do have Schlager-Fans among us. We have a very supportive and appreciative working environment with a lot of autonomy, a flat hierarchy, and professional growth possibilities. We work in a hybrid mode, with weekly team days for better collaboration and nurturing interpersonal connections. When onsite, we work in a modern, kid- and pet-friendly Better Space in the heart of Berlin-Kreuzberg. Remote work from anywhere for up to 12 weeks in total per year. 30 vacation days in a 5-day/week working model. Kindergarten grant and a Company Pension scheme. Regular team breakfasts, fitness & wellness classes, company runs, and other events. Fruits, snacks, drinks, and coffee with a variety of milk are a given - but yes, we have them. Outstanding flexibility we are proud of – and, of course, the best colleagues in the world! About the team: Location services are at the heart of any delivery experience, and the Features team of Better Places tribe is building a world-class solution that integrates multiple providers to get accurate geocoding, enables geocode corrections, and serves relevant information about addresses worldwide. We use open-source and proprietary data and algorithms to build a highly scalable system that serves billions of requests. You will be taking care of: Driving the evolution of our geocoding systems from rule-based logic to ML-based matching and normalization. Building and improving confidence and relevance scoring models, including automated false-positive detection. Developing and productionizing data-driven solutions to improve geocoding quality. Automating benchmarking and evaluation pipelines to measure model performance. Driving cross-team initiatives, contributing to the long-term data strategy, and mentoring more junior data scientists. You check these boxes: 5+ years of experience in Data Science with a proven track record of productionizing complex models and tackling geospatial data challenges. Strong skills in Python and…