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 good English communication skills to interact with foreign teams.
• 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.

💬 Recruitment Stages

• Screening - Reviewing CVs and eligibility verification.
• 1st Call - 30 minute call to access Technical & Culture Fit with IT Recruiter.
• Tech Interview - 2 hour call with two of our Cloud Engineers to assess your technical knowledge in depth. The interview includes a theoretical section based on test-case scenarios as well as live practical exercises
• Cultural Interview - 1-hour call with a Minder to assess cultural fit with Mindera and align expectations for both parties.
• Project/Client Call - A 30 minute to 1 hour call with the client or project team to assess your technical fit for a specific project and align expectations.

Benefits

Being a "Minder" in Brazil

We value commitment, feedback, and empathy. To support your journey, we offer:

• Work Your Way: Flexibility to choose where you work from (Remote-first culture).
• Growth Mindset: Free English lessons and continuous training/learning opportunities.
• Well-being First: Access to counseling and psychotherapy services, and incentives in sports competitions, because your mind matters.
• Shared Success: Annual profit distribution (subject to company performance and board decision - only for CLT contracts).
• The Fun Stuff: Gatherings and annual trip to bond with the team.
• Culture of Trust: A collaborative, lean, and self-managed environment where you have the autonomy to make an impact.

Find Us Around the Globe

At Mindera, we leverage technology to build products we take pride in, alongside a team we genuinely enjoy working with. Our expertise includes developing high-performance, resilient, and scalable software systems for renowned global brands. Our work culture is rooted in collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to continuous learning.

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.