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Data Scientist/Data Engineer {Music Tech Start-up}

Cape Town

R60,000 - R100,000 p/m + Company Benefits

Are you a Data crunching Data Scientist/Engineer looking to join a super disruptive music tech start-up who are just about to scale up?

Do you want to work in a company who have a solid backing and a product that really will go to market and be used by all the biggest names in the industry?

This innovative company is made up of intelligent, creative individuals who are on a mission to change the future of music, therapy technology as well as the world as we know it. Having already achieved huge success as a creative agency, they now have a rapid growth plan in place, with the view of building on the existing technology team to develop a product like no one has seen before.

On offer is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a highly skilled Data Scientist to use all their knowledge, ability and skills to make a real change in the way the world sees and hears music.

In this role you will be working in a small but growing team, responsible for building data acquisition and curation pipelines. You will assess and improve the effectiveness of existing data sourcing, build algorithms and design experiments to merge, manage, interrogate and extract data.

This role would suit an experienced Data Scientist/Engineer who has a passion for data, numbers and mathematics.

Is this you…

The Role:

Building data acquisition & curation pipelines
Creating algorithms & design experiments to extract data
Apply new & existing data-driven models to enhance core business products & projectsThe Person:

Creative & independent Data Scientist/Engineer
Experience in Data Science models, managing data and manipulating data
High level of technical communicationKeywords: Senior, Data Science, Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Analyst, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Software Engineer

If you are interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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