Junior Data Scientist

Are you looking to use your data skills for social good?

Dataro is an ethically-minded ‘Data Science-as-a-Service’ startup that is using AI & BI to set a new standard in charitable fundraising.

In order to deliver highly accurate predictions of donor behaviour, we have amassed an enormous database of fundraising data.

We’re looking for a seriously talented person to deeply analyse this data to produce high quality insights for our customers, community and internal users. 

These insights will have a profound impact on how not-for-profit organisations worldwide make investments in their fundraising activities.

In This Role, You’ll Get To

  • Work with a rich, complex dataset consisting of over 100M individuals, 300M transactions and 1B communications.
  • Investigate novel, open-ended questions and be the first person to observe new patterns and trends in a field which receives and allocates billions of dollars each year.
  • Work with cutting edge tools such as AWS Athena, Postgres, DuckDB & Pandas.
  • Have a direct impact on the business decisions made at world-leading charities. 
  • Build analyses which guide product development and improve user experience.

On The First Day, We’ll Expect You To Have

  • Extremely strong SQL query skills
  • Strong Python (Pandas) skills
  • Experience with SQL databases
  • Proven track record of delivering accurate and useful analyses.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience).

It’s Great, But Not Required, If You Have Experience With

  • The fundraising and non-profit sector.
  • Data visualisation (MatPlotLib, seaborn, D3, etc,..)
  • AWS (Athena, S3).
  • Git, CI/CD pipelines.

We are based in Surry Hills and have flexible WFH arrangements. We value a diverse workforce.

How to apply?

Create a 1-minute video of you answering these three questions:

  • Why do you want to work at Dataro?
  • What is the most incredible SQL you have written?
  • What is the best analysis you have done?

Send the video and your CV to dave@dataro.io

Applications not meeting these requirements will not be considered.