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Senior Data Scientists

Windward is the world leader in satellite based maritime analytics. The Windward technology takes the ocean of data available today and is able to identify suspicious behavior at sea based on a set of unique, highly sophisticated algorithms. Its flagship product, Windward Intelligence, was designed to meet the needs of intelligence communities, navies, law and protection forces which have an urgent interest in understanding the cross-border movement of ships. Windward Intelligence delivers real time actionable insights, and enables optimized decision making on today’s complex maritime challenges across the whole world.

The company’s vibe is young, agile and looking for soul players which can take on challenges in demanding environments, aiming at being the best in its kind!

You’ll be responsible for creating and implementing various models on unique datasets, developing the algorithm all the way from an idea to a working piece of code in production. The algorithms may be related to predictive modeling, classifications and ship behavioral patterns. You’ll be working on a scalable distributed research environment based on Apache Spark; you’ll be defining research tools on top of this environment that may be needed to improve your agility, and accurately measure algorithm performance. We are looking for a brilliant problem solver with a passion for data to join a fast paced company who is changing the maritime world.

Requirements:

  • M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Computer Science / Statistics / Mathematics
  • Extensive experience with statistics/analytics tools such as R/Python/Matlab
  • Extensive experience in development of machine learning algorithms in the industry
  • Experience in developing geospatial algorithms an advantage
  • Experience in software development in the industry
  • Experience in knowledge extraction from data

Please send us your resume to: [email protected]