Data Scientist/AI Engineer

At Quantaco, we deliver state-of-the-art predictive financial data services for the Australian hospitality industry. We are the eighth-fastest growing company in Australia as judged by the country's flagship financial newspaper, The Australian Financial Review. We are continuing our accelerating through hyper-automation.Our engineers are thought leaders in the business and provide significant input into the design and direction of our technology. Our engineering roles are not singular in their focus. You will develop new data models and predictive models, ensure pipelines are fully automated and run with bullet-proof reliability.We are a friendly and collaborative team. We work using a mature, design-first development process focused on delivering new features to enhance our customer's experience and improve their bottom line. You'll always be learning at Quantaco.About the roleWe are looking for a Data Scientist with strong software engineering capabilities to join our growing team. This is a key role in helping us unlock the power of data across our platform and deliver valuable insights to hospitality businesses.You will work on projects ranging from statistical modelling and anomaly detection to productionizing ML pipelines (ranged from time series forecasting to neural networks and custom LLMs), integrating with Django and Flask-based web applications, and building data products on Google Cloud using PostgreSQL and BigQuery, as well as ML routines in Databricks/VertexAI.This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a cross-functional environment, enjoys solving real-world problems with data, and can contribute to production-grade systems.Responsibilities of the role:Build and deploy data-driven solutions and machine learning models into production.Collaborate with engineers to integrate models into Django/Flask applications and APIs.Develop and maintain data pipelines using Python and SQL.Proactively seek to link analytical outputs to commercial outcomesProvide technical expertise for proof-of-concept (PoC) and minimum viable product (MVP) phasesClean, transform, and analyse large datasets to extract meaningful insights.Write clean, maintainable Python code and contribute to the platform's architecture.Work with cloud-native tools (Google Cloud, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, etc.).Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and team ceremonies as part of an Agile team.Document MLOps processes, workflows, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing and ensure reproducibility

Quantaco is a happy and diverse group of professionals who value a strong work ethic, authenticity, creativity, and flexibility. We work hard for each other and for our customers while having fun along the way.