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Data Scientist

Western Cape Remote
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: IT Technology Technical
Reference: 2244578
Employment Equity Position

Apply before Mar 10 2025 | 60 Days left

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Property24

If you are looking for a Data Scientist position in Cape Town (or remote) then you have come to the right place. We are looking for enthusiastic, analytical and creative individuals to join our Business Intelligence team. Property24 offers you the opportunity to join a dynamic team of people who are innovative, results-driven and passionate about what they do. There is lots of scope to learn new technologies and be involved in exciting projects for South Africa’s number 1 property website. It is an exciting time to join us and your strong analytical skills will be a welcome addition to the team!

What will you be doing:

Building models to predict property and vehicle prices.
Proactively identify data improvement opportunities and insights to the business
Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis
Create algorithms and build predictive models to enhance product offerings
Use machine learning techniques to improve the quality of data
Creating automated anomaly detection systems and tracking of its performance
Generating reports with insights from data sets and models to present to team
Qualifications and experience

Required Skills

Data Science: 3 to 4 years
Data Scientist: 3 to 4 years

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications ad experience:

3+ years’ experience in BI with a strong focus on data science
Possessing either a Data Scientist or Statistics qualification.
Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis
Experience with Excel, Tableau, SQL, and programming languages (i.e. Python)
Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as clustering methods, neural networks, boosting algorithms etc.
Outstanding analytical skills - the ability to identify trends, patterns and insights from data

Does this sound like you:

Self-motivated
A team player
Have a positive and proactive approach
Attention to detail and the ability to consistently meet deadlines
Strong verbal and written communication skills – ability to easily communicate complex ideas in a way that is easy to understand
An analytical mind and inclination for problem-solving

NB:Our employment equity goals will be taken into account in our selection process.

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About Property24

Software innovation is the driving force behind the success of Property24. We strive for outstanding user experiences on our websites, desktop, and mobile applications. We've created the leading property marketplaces in SA, Russia, Kenya and the Philippines and are by no means finished. Join the tech-savvy team where quality, scale and performance are the foundations of our success.

Our company
Property24 is owned by Naspers. We operate independently of the 24.com group of companies, having our headquarters in the Great Westerford Building in leafy Newlands at the foot of Table Mountain. Property24 falls within the Naspers classifieds division, the OLX Group.

What we do
We've created a comprehensive property platform that is successfully deployed in multiple international territories. In SA alone, we have over 700 independent property websites running on our platform, with 4 300 estate agencies and 37 000 estate agents using our systems on a daily basis. On top of this, in SA we have over 2.5m unique monthly consumers finding their perfect home on our website, and over 3.5m in Russia. These large audiences keep us on our toes, and motivate us to impress.

Why work for us
We love what we do. We're a team of passionate, tech-centric, like-minded individuals. Opinions are shared freely, and "street cred" is quickly established based on technical ability. We believe that measurement and statistics trump opinion, so analytics and A/B testing are a common tie-breaker. Our teams own the problems that they work with and have direct interactions with stakeholders. We know shortcuts are temporary and take the time to understand the detail.