Data Scientist

Overview

In this Data Scientist role, you will translate business needs into data-driven solutions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance production ML initiatives. You will explore state-of-the-art approaches, build robust models, and deploy solutions that create measurable business impact. The position fits within Lidl’s global digital hub, contributing to omnichannel and AI-enabled decision-making.

You will work on diverse, real-world problems and share insights to drive strategy.

• hybrid remote-office work
• competitive salary
• health & accident insurance
• wellbeing voucher and sports benefits
• language lessons (German, English, Spanish)
• continuous learning and development programs

• Gather requirements and translate them into actionable data science projects
• Explore and propose state-of-the-art technologies, methodologies, and models
• Develop and deploy production-ready data-driven solutions with the team
• Design, develop, and deploy robust solutions into production
• Translate business needs into actionable data science solutions
• Apply state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning approaches
• Communicate results clearly and identify new opportunities to create business impact through data

• >5 years of professional experience in Data Science or related field
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Deep Learning models
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (Physics, CS, Math)
• Experience deploying ML solutions to real-world problems (not just experiments)
• Programming in Python and SQL; strong knowledge of Numpy, Pandas, Scipy, Scikit-learn, and DL frameworks (PyTorch or TensorFlow)
• Experience with Git, SQL, NoSQL, and Spark (PySpark); basic cloud/ETL exposure

• collaboration with technical and business stakeholders
• curiosity and proactive learning
• creative and critical thinking
• Python
• SQL
• Numpy