Xero is hiring a
Senior Data Scientist in Australia

Summary

The job is for a Senior Data Scientist at Xero. The role involves refining tough problems using scientific thinking, algorithms, and analytical data processing. The candidate should have 3+ years of experience in Analytics, knowledge of data querying languages, scripting languages, and statistical/mathematical software.

Requirements

• Ideally 3+ years experience in Analytics
• Experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R)
• Bachelor's, Masters, or Ph.D in Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field; or equivalent practical experience
• Ability to grasp the mathematical concepts that underpin the domains outlined above
• Strong communication skills and the ability to tailor a message for peers, and stakeholders (technical and non-technical)

Responsibilities

• Immerse yourself in Xero’s data, wrangling often complex and messy data and contribute to our shared understanding of the value contained in our data stores
• Apply sound scientific methods (i.e. hypothesis generation, experimentation, analysis) to drive product development (e.g. model development, model evaluation, POC design)
• Lead in hypothesis driven experimentation and deliver measurable impact through holdouts
• Work to achieve and maintain high personal coding standards, collaborating with other scientists and engineers to produce robust and reproducible code
• Together with engineers, maintain and operate the end-to-end pipelines that support data-intensive applications at Xero

Benefits

• Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, health insurance, life insurance, and income protection
• Wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan
• Beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value