Data Scientist

Who we are

Instabox is a tech/logistics company that wants to change the logistics industry. We think it should be easy to shop online and offer our customers a fast and smooth shipping service - all in order to make everyday life easier. We allow our customers to shop from any of our e-commerce partners and pick up their products in one of our conveniently located Instaboxes. We’re fast, both in terms of parcel delivery and when it comes to growing our business.

As we expand our business we understand that skilled data professionals with a strong focus on internal stakeholders as well as our end-user is critical, your mission will be to make our data understandable for everyone.

What you will be doing

You will be part of the Data Science team that provides Instabox with its core decision-making capabilities.

Within the team, you will get the opportunity to create and extend various data products from shaping how we extend and optimize our successful locker network, to working on forecasts and operations simulations.

To do this we’ll expect you to:

- Building forecasting models using time-series and other machine learning methods
- Build algorithms and optimization tools to be deployed for use by the business
- Design and build data models that support business processes but are agnostic of our ever-changing source systems
- Demonstrate an appetite to try new approaches, staying up to date with market trends and advances in data processing techniques
- Be confident in promoting your great work both internally and externally by inspiring others so we can all learn and feed off each other
- Your direct colleagues will be our data scientists, analytics engineers, data analysts, and the broader tech department, so you’ll have colleagues with whom you can share ideas and support you


We think you are a person who...

- Enjoy solving problems and delivering recommendations
- Experience in Time Series models (strongly preferred)
- Experience in building and deploying machine learning models
- Strong programming skills in a data language such as Python, R as well as SQL
- Is able to use data visualization techniques to clearly communicate your analytical findings
- Enjoys presenting findings and business concepts both verbally and written to others
- A Masters Degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, or any other quantitative field


We offer you...

The chance to be part of something truly amazing. The journey ahead is what excites every Instaboxer working here today and we are just getting started. Then there is the compensation package, benefits, centrally located office, etc. but we’ll get to that in due time.

If you’ve read this far there is clearly nothing stopping you from clicking the apply button.

We look forward to meeting you!