Senior Data Scientist

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist in Porto who's eager to embark on an exciting new opportunity!

About KWAN

We connect IT professionals with projects that match their skills, professional experience, and goals, then we offer a career progression program, delivered by in-house specialists - our People Experience Partners - to guide them through our journey with us.

What is this challenge about

• Analyze and interpret large, complex datasets to generate actionable business insights.
• Build, deploy, and monitor machine learning models that support strategic initiatives and drive performance.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure reliable, accessible, and well-structured data for model development.
• Translate business needs into analytical questions, and communicate results clearly to stakeholders.
• Design and implement feature engineering strategies to enhance model effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain pipelines for model training and evaluation.
• Promote best practices in MLOps/LLMOps, ensuring scalability and performance in production.
• Foster a data-first mindset across teams, encouraging statistical thinking and experimentation.

What we are looking for

• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, validating, and deploying machine learning models into production end-to-end.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, for data analysis, model development, and data manipulation.
• Practical experience working with cloud-based data platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Proven ability to translate complex business challenges into actionable, high-impact data science solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in feature engineering, hyperparameter tuning, and managing the complete machine learning lifecycle.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to present technical insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Fluency in English.

Do you meet most of the position requirements? Then grab this opportunity and apply now!

What we offer

• A project that matches your skills and ambitions, as well as your preferences for working policies and culture.

• A competitive salary with awesome benefits and opportunities to leverage your knowledge and network to earn additional income.

• An empowering and respectful work culture enriched with social and learning events.

• A People Experience Partner specially assigned to you - your go-to career guide, responsible for supporting your growth, facilitating training, and ensuring your work-life balance at KWAN.

• A relocation package and visa sponsorship for all our international hires.

Some Words From Our Colleagues

“At KWAN, they make sure that I feel comfortable with the client I’m working for and that what I’m doing aligns with my career aspirations.”

• Luis Caldeira, DevOps @ KWAN

Grab this opportunity, apply now!