Senior Data Science Engineer

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
In-Office
Senior level
eCommerce • Retail
The Role
The Senior Data Science Engineer will design production-grade analytical solutions in Python, contributing to data science methods and mentoring juniors. Responsibilities include creating reusable packages and collaborating with stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world’s most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. We combine deep insight, advanced technology, and close collaboration to help our clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value for their customers. 

dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever and Metro.

 

Joining our Customer Data Science team, you’ll work with world class and passionate people to create reusable science modules, ensuring they are productionised, robust and available to the business. You’ll contribute to the research and implementation of new approaches to address complex problems and explore changes to process and tooling to enable research at scale.

 

What we expect from you

  • Experience designing and delivering production-grade analytical Python solutions
  • Experience working with relational databases, and SQL-like operations
  • Understanding of machine learning techniques such as regularised regression, clustering or tree-based ensembles (and experience applying them with packages like Pandas, sci-kit-learn, SciPy) is highly beneficial
  • Experience processing big data, ideally in a Hadoop/Spark environment, would be beneficial
  • Proven experience implementing CI/CD and DevOps practices, with the ability to improve deployment reliability, testing standards, and release processes

Responsibilities

  • Design, build and own standalone, reusable python packages that surface novel data science solutions, and are fundamental to best-in-class, global products and services
  • Build processes and tools to support the research of global science methods, including visual dashboards to showcase their approaches
  • Translate stakeholder requirements into robust, production-ready solutions
  • Collaborate cross-functionally and mentor junior team members to raise engineering capability and impact

What you can expect from us

We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. So you’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect.  Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.

You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.

And we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One, dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof.  We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you. 

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

For further information about how we collect and use your personal information please see our Privacy Notice which can be found (here)

Skills Required

  • Experience designing and delivering production-grade analytical Python solutions
  • Experience working with relational databases, and SQL-like operations
  • Understanding of machine learning techniques such as regularised regression, clustering, or tree-based ensembles
  • Experience processing big data in a Hadoop/Spark environment
  • Proven experience implementing CI/CD and DevOps practices

dunnhumby Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about dunnhumby and has not been reviewed or approved by dunnhumby.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered competitive relative to similar-sized firms in several markets. Positive perceptions of the overall pay-and-benefits mix support the view that compensation is broadly fair.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off is described as generous, with multi‑week starting allowances plus extras like a paid birthday, loyalty‑based additional days, and periodic early Friday finishes. These features contribute to a favorable time‑off experience across several U.S. locations.
  • Healthcare Strength Core coverage includes employer‑verified medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance alongside HSA/FSA options. This breadth of coverage is positioned as a solid component of the U.S. package.

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The Company
HQ: London
0 Employees
Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

Dunnhumby is a customer data platform that provides models and insights into how customers engage with retail and e-commerce spaces.

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