(Junior) Data Scientist

At quantilope, we’re transforming how the world’s biggest brands understand their customers. As a (Junior) Data Scientist, you’ll collaborate closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, and Software Engineers to build and evolve our AI-powered consumer insights platform. From developing agentic AI assistants and advanced analytics to creating innovative research tools usable by non-technical users - you’ll be at the heart of scaling a sophisticated platform that puts automated, AI-powered insights into the hands of researchers and brands worldwide., You design and build agentic AI systems using frameworks like Pydantic AI, including tool registries, prompt engineering, grounding strategies, and orchestration of LLM-based workflows across multiple AI-powered products

• You closely collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and work with engineers to integrate AI and Data Science features into our platform
• You automate data analytics and insights visualizations that are applicable and interpretable by non-technical users, helping researchers and brand managers work with advanced methods without needing technical expertise
• You automate the application of advanced market research methods that are easy to use while being statistically and scientifically valid
• You build and ship machine learning models (supervised, unsupervised, LLM-based) end-to-end - from prototyping and training to production deployment in our platform

• You contribute to our AI observability and evaluation practices, working with tools like Langfuse and inspect-ai to monitor, trace, and continuously improve our AI systems in production *

• You stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI, LLMs, and agentic architectures, incorporate them into your work, and proactively share insights and opportunities with colleagues

You have a university degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics or a related relevant field

• You have at least one year of professional experience in Data Science and AI building production-grade products *

• You have production-level experience building agentic AI systems or LLM-powered applications, including prompt engineering, tool-use patterns, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or similar approaches

You have strong programming skills in Python and proficiency with relevant frameworks and libraries (e.g., FastAPI, Pydantic/Pydantic AI, Pytest, Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn) as well as experience with LLM integration (Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar providers)

• You have experience in the software industry including delivering high-quality, scalable services via APIs to production
• You write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code - you’re comfortable working in a professional codebase with code reviews, automated testing (e.g., Pytest), and CI/CD practices

• You are an excellent and creative problem solver who is comfortable with ambiguity and change and who is curious to learn new tools, technologies, and domains *

• You are fluent in English with excellent communication skills - including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Nice to have:

Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure for software deployment (Kubernetes, Helm) and AI observability tooling (Langfuse, LLM tracing) *

• Experience in or passion for the area of market research, marketing, or consumer insights

Flexible work environment: With flexible PTO, flexible working hours and remote/hybrid opportunities, we believe you can succeed from anywhere. Did we mention that everyone has the opportunity to work abroad for up to 6 weeks per year?

• Ongoing learning: With our dedicated learning budget for every employee and company-wide workshops with the best in the biz, we believe in providing our employees with all the tools they need to excel.

• Wellness is key: We offer Private Health Insurance & Pension plan options as well as the support of certified mental health first aiders. We also have Quantiwell days which are global mental health days twice a year where the whole company takes a day for themselves. *

• Diverse & inclusive community: Our team spans the globe, driving diverse ways of working and thinking. With the help of an incredible Community Committee, we are committed to advancing education and awareness.
• Team bonding: Team offsites, summer and holiday parties? We’re all working hard and know how important it is to have fun along the way.

Über uns

Meet quantilope: Great people, innovative technology, and the foundation to create an impact. quantilope automates consumer research with AI-driven solutions to support data-driven decision making. Founded in 2014, we’re recognized for our innovation and rapid growth. quantilope provide insights in brand awareness, market segmentation, advertising testing, product concepts, pricing analysis, and more for 300+ brands.

As a consumer research technology company, we know the importance of diversity not only in our data but also across our team. At quantilope, we celebrate and welcome all people regardless of their gender identity, age, sexual orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity. We strongly believe that best ideas come from sharing and collaborating across diverse perspectives and experiences.

Join us and let’s see what we can build together!