Data Science Internship

Job description

The Company
Marcandi Ltd. was founded in 2008 by a management consultant from L.E.K., an investment banker from Goldman Sachs and a stock exchange expert from Deutsche Börse. Since the company’s establishment it hit the headlines with its website MadBid.com. Its disruptive eCommerce website MadBid has been quoted across the globe, from Sina’s Daily news (a major Chinese news site) in the East, to the likes of BBC, TechCrunch, and the Sunday Times in the West. MadBid has also seen its efforts generate award winning recognition: e.g. 2012 – Red Herring Europe Top 100, 2012 - Sunday Times Tech Track 100. Top 41st, and 2012 - National Business Awards – Finalist (Top 10) in category: Small Online Business of the Year.

The Candidate
We are looking for a highly driven and result focused BI Intern. A proactive ‘can do’ attitude, boundless enthusiasm and resourcefulness, analytical and detail-oriented mind-set is critical for this position. This is a key role where you will have the chance to shape the future of the entire business. If your mind is screaming of excitement when you are reading this, you could be the right person for us!

You will have the opportunity to work in the Business Intelligence team in the rapidly expanding eCommerce business and contribute to the success of the company by providing valuable insights into its performance:

• Tools heavily utilised in industry: MySQL, Python, Google Analytics, MS Excel, R, etc.
• Exposure on a wide range of areas: Finance, Operations, Marketing
• Exciting projects in Data Analytics, Visualisation, Machine Learning As a young and diverse organisation, there is plenty of room to implement great ideas and initiative is always valued.

Desired profile

Key requirements:
• Computer Science Engineering, Maths (Economics/Finance), with an interest in computers/programming
• Experience in Data Analysis (e-commerce is a plus)
• An energetic hands on attitude and keen interest in working with an online start-up
• Strong independent analytical and numerical skills
• Outstanding organisational skills and the ability to multi-task and document as you go
• Experience in programming/scripting languages such as Python (Bonus for experience in compiled languages i.e. Java/C/C++/C#/Fortran) •Strong Excel skills (Bonus experience with VBA)
• Experience in Machine Learning and or statistical modelling is a plus