Data Scientist – Lilongwe – QED.ai

Job Description

Basic Requirements

• +3 years of experience in machine learning, preferably in computer vision

• Respectable track record in competitive data modeling, and/or notable research achievements.

• Well-versed with the latest trends with top-performing tools and the ML research community.

• Strong fluency in both Python and in the main AI-related tools of the trade

• Strong skills in logical reasoning and critical thinking, and the confidence to both express it and also receive constructive feedback through daily code review

• Non-superficial intuitions about AI, beyond import blackbox

• Highly preferred full-time employment of at least 40 hours per week. Promising students with exceptional skills should contribute at least 24 hrs/week.

• Good fluency in English speaking and writing (typing > 35 wpm).

• Critical thinking skills, expressiveness, and team-oriented attitude.

• And you have to care about the work that you do!

Nice to haves

• Working knowledge of statistics and basic probability.

• Experience working with enterprise data warehouse software and/or data processing pipelines.

• Experience working with datasets that cannot fit on a desktop, and systems engineering techniques for overcoming these constraints.

• Evidence of leadership and team-building skills.