Data Scientist

**Data Scientist**

Nine Elms, London - Full-time

As part of our vision, we are seeking a talented Data Scientist to join our dynamic, expanding team. Over the last few years we’ve built a solid data foundation using best in class technologies (dbt, BigQuery, Airflow) and are just at the start of our journey to leverage this data in a more sophisticated way.

**About Zapp

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Zapp is London’s leading premium convenience retail platform. Founded in 2020, our vision is to disrupt the multi-trillion dollar convenience retail market, currently dominated by major players, by developing best-in-class customer-centric technology and fulfilment solutions. Zapp partners with some of the world’s leading brands to deliver an exclusive range of hand-picked products 24/7, delivered in minutes.

**Key Responsibilities

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Stakeholder Management

Help business leaders at Zapp understand and prioritise opportunities related to AI/ML

End-to-End Development and Ownership

Own the lifecycle of new models from concept to deployment and monitoring, and continuously iterate.

• Reporting/Dashboarding

Collaboration

Work closely with cross-functional teams to define, design, and implement new features, driving both business and technical excellence.

Code Quality

Write scalable, maintainable, and high-quality code while adhering to best practices for testing, deployment, and version control.

**Essential skills

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• Minimum of 1-2 years of professional experience as a Data Scientist in a commercial setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• Expertise in Python and developing high-quality, scalable code Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Solid understanding of SQL
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and automated deployment pipelines (CI/CD).

**Desirable skills

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• Past work in retail demand forecasting
• Experience working in a startup environment
• Experience with GCP/Vertex AIent

**Benefits

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• Competitive salary & equity package.
• Zapp Credit for testing the Zapp service and experience
• Enjoy 25 days of holiday per year (plus all bank holidays).
• Private Health Insurance.
• Extended sick pay and maternity/paternity leave pay.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangement