Senior Data Scientist

At Mindera, we believe that software is built by people, for people, with high-performance systems that impact users worldwide. We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join an agile, collaborative team where your voice matters as much as your code.

The Data Scientist is a high-level individual contributor who leads complex data science initiatives that impact the Core Tech roadmap. This role focuses on translating complex marketing and product challenges into data-driven recommendations. Working with significant independence, the Senior Data Scientist develops predictive models and performance reporting frameworks that enable stakeholders across the organization to make informed investment decisions.

We value empathy, self-organization, and a positive attitude. If you are approachable, communicate clearly, and believe that team fit is just as important as technical prowess, you'll feel right at home here.

At Mindera we encourage the use of AI to assist with coding and related tasks. We find a persons skill in engineering and software craft, has a big impact long term successful delivery, with or without AI. Our goal in the interview process is to understand the candidates knowledge and skill with engineering.

If you need to, or plan to use AI, please be transparent with us when you're using it, to avoid issues and misunderstandings that can either: impact your chance of securing the role or impact your success at Mindera.

National and international expected traveling time varies according to project/client and organizational needs: 0%-15% estimated.

💪 How You'll Contribute

• Business Insight & Problem Definition: Partner closely with marketing and product teams to diagnose business challenges and define appropriate data metrics, analyses, and interpretations to drive strategic decisions.
• Statistical Modeling: Define requirements for and lead the creation, monitoring, and iterative improvement of key statistical models used for marketing spend optimization and product growth.
• Narrative & Visualization: Design clear, unambiguous narratives and data visualizations to communicate model outputs and analysis results to broad, non-technical audiences.
• Rapid Prototyping: Independently prototype and test new insights, moving from hypothesis to rigorous validation with minimal mentorship.
• Technical Consultation: Reason effectively about the strengths and weaknesses of different modeling approaches, selecting and iterating on combinations that suit specific marketing contexts.

Requirements

🌿 We're Looking for Someone Who...

• Has Senior-Level Impact: You are a high-level individual contributor who works with significant independence to lead complex data science initiatives that impact the Core Tech roadmap.
• Is a Creative Problem Solver: You are solution-oriented, a self-starter, and have the ability to build compelling narratives from raw data.
• Drives Strategic Influence: You have the ability to work across all levels of the organization to influence product and marketing strategy through data-backed evidence.

🛠️ Your Technical Toolkit:

• Programming & Libraries: Expert proficiency in Python or R for sophisticated multi-dimensional data sets (specifically libraries like CausalImpact and RStan).
• Data Carpentry: Advanced SQL skills to confidently manipulate and structure data.
• Cloud Experience: Hands-on experience working across major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Data Platforms (Nice to have): Familiarity or experience working within Databricks and Snowflake environments.

Benefits

🎊 What’s in it for You?

We work in Self-organization culture and therefore we offer a flexible, supportive environment where you are trusted to manage your own time and career.

• Well-being First: health insurance and "Open Holidays" because we trust you to know when you need a break.
• Flexible Working hours and Work: Work from our vibrant hubs in Porto, Aveiro, or Coimbra, or choose a remote setup that works for you. As long as you are based in Portugal :)
• Career Growth: A dedicated budget for training and conferences, plus a transparent profit-sharing model.
• Tools for Success: Choose Laptop & Peripherals that best suit your needs, plus Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT), for work or Netflix ;)
• Team work makes the dream Work: Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups to connect and have fun.

🫂Why Mindera?

At Mindera, we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.

We believe diverse teams build better products. Mindera is a place where you can be your authentic self, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, or background. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong and has an equal opportunity to grow.

Most of all, you get to work with a group of great people in a politics free environment where the whole team owns the project together. Our culture reflects our lean and self-management mindset, encouraging colleagues to take risks, make decisions, collaborate openly, and communicate with everyone.

Freedom and responsibility go hand in hand, and we value commitment, feedback, and empathy. We are proud of our work and love learning about everything as we navigate an Agile, Lean, and collaborative environment.

Curious to know more? Check out our Blog and our Handbook!

With offices located across Portugal,United Kingdom,United States,India,Romania,Brazil,Morocco,Spain,Australia, Vietnam join us as we expand and influence the future of software engineering worldwide.