Akanoo: Sr. Software Engineer – Data Mining Scientist
Explore a dynamic, young business, work alongside bright minds, research and develop predictive models, and optimize algorithms for behavioral on-site targeting.

Location: Hamburg, Germany
Web: www.akanoo.com
Are you filled with ambition and ideas? You're looking to explore a dynamic, young business, work alongside bright minds and overcome new challenges every day? Akanoo is the place for you.
What you get to do:
- Explore millions of records, research and develop predictive models and optimize algorithms for behavioral on-site targeting
- Implement these models and algorithms, leveraging cluster computing
- Work with our Account Management and Sales teams to understand client goals, and work with Engineering team to turn research into products
- Opportunity to work in a uniquely high-scale business with millions of targeting opportunities a day to score for response prediction
- Ability to be a factor in a business where for a data scientist a 10% algorithm improvement can mean 10% incremental revenues
What you bring to the role:
- MSc minimum / Ph.D. desired in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations research or related fields and 1+ years experience in data mining and machine learning on large amounts of data
- Strong candidates with a BSc and relevant work experience are also welcome
- Understanding of targeting and personalization
- Background in Data Mining, machine learning, and statistical analysis with a minimum of 2 relevant projects in same
- Passion for large-scale data analysis and a talent for identifying key insights from data
- Hands-on experience with Machine Learning techniques, such as logistic regression, sequential pattern mining, clustering and decision trees
- Structured thinker that can articulate thoughts clearly, both written and orally
- Proficient software development and programming skills using Java and or Groovy/Scala and scripting languages
We hope to fill a full time position at a competitive salary starting immediately.
_Contact_:
Send your application to hi@akanoo.com
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