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Data Scientist Intern

Stage • Paris, France

Cette offre est lié au département Data analysis

Mots clés:
Data

About BlaBlaCar
BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading carpooling platform, created with one dream in mind: leveraging technology to fill the millions of empty seats on the road(e)We offer long- and short-distance carpooling as well as a bus marketplace, with the mission to become the go-to marketplace for shared road mobility.

Today, our community counts over 100 million travelers in 22 countries, creating a smarter, friendlier and carbon-saving transport network(e)Every year, our community saves 1.6 million tons of CO2e by sharing the road, equivalent to the CO2 emissions generated by Paris traffic in a year(e)But it doesn’t stop here – our team of 250+ engineers is developing innovative algorithms to further unlock the potential of shared travel and multiply its impact.

We’re looking for people to join our journey – people who care, who are driven by impact and innovation, and who want to thrive in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment(e)We offer a flexible workplace where we count on each other to take initiative(e)So join the ride – we can’t wait to see where it takes you.

Your Mission

Data plays a central role at BlaBlaCar, to enhance users' experience of our products and fuel business with actionable insights(e)Inside the Tech department, the Data Services are composed of 40+ people covering all the scope of data skills (Data Analysts, Data Engineers, Software Engineers, Data Scientists specialized in ML or in optimization)(e)The services are now organized following Data Mesh principles, distributing data ownership to domain-specific teams that manage, own, and serve the data as a product. 

As a Data Scientist specialized in optimization, you will work inside the squad dedicated to our Bus offer(e)You will design, implement and improve advanced optimization algorithms to transform the way BlaBlaCar Bus operates.

What will you directly contribute to:

  • Design and implement new business constraints in the existing optimization algorithms 
  • Challenge current modelling approaches and test advanced optimization methods (Benders decomposition, Constraint programming…) to improve runtime of existing algorithms
  • Build new optimization algorithms for the Operated Buses team(e)Example of projects to be launched: optimal driver scheduling algorithm, Line design optimizer, Optimal cadencing computation tool …
  • Interact on a daily basis in a fully agile setup with the Bus Data Team, sharing your findings and results with the rest of the team
  • Work hand in hand with talented Back End and Front End Software Engineers to integrate your algorithms in production

Qualifications:

  • Degree in mathematics, statistics, Operational Research, Machine Learning, or Engineering(e)To have taken courses related to optimization, especially Linear and Integer programming
  • Proficiency in Python, including a good knowledge of Pandas library
  • Knowledge of a Python-based optimization modeling language, such as PuLP, Pyomo or Gurobi, Py is strongly preferred
  • Knowledge of Git is preferred
  • Fluent in English (French is not mandatory)

Practical information about the role:

  • Start: As soon as you are ready!
  • Location: Paris HQ
  • Contract: Internship
  • Duration: 6 Months

What we have to offer:

  • 🌎 An international environment: over 35 nationalities across 7 countries: Brazil, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine 
  • 💡 Opportunities to learn: 360 onboarding weeks, weekly team-all BlaBlaTalks to learn about what other teams are up to, International Weeks to mingle with other offices, regular Q&A sessions with our leadership, honest discussions about our company KPIs, ‘Fail, Learn, Succeed’ moments where we destigmatize and share moments of failure with others.
  • 🚀 Innovation: Coding Nights to pitch ideas outside our roadmap and make development dreams come true, weekly Product & Tech Demos and blogs to share engineering stories, access to top conferences across Europe.
  • 🌱 Impact: building a product that has a real impact on society and the environment, and sharing an office culture that prioritizes low-waste and eco-friendly practices.
  • 💜 People-first: wind down from work at our BlaBlaShows, BlaBlaBreak retreats, weekly breakfasts and after works (when the sanitary conditions permit it) or meme battles on Slack.
  • 🧭 Shared company principles that guide us in our everyday decision-making and bring us closer to our goal(e)Find out more about our BlaBlaPrinciples.

Your Future Benefits:

  • 🎒Trainings and career development programs
  • 🚗Free carpooling & 🚌 bus-rides wherever whenever

Interested in joining the ride? Here’s what your hiring journey will look like:

  • a quick online QCM
  • a 30-min video-call with one of our Talent Acquisition Managers to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions
  • a remote case study to be prepared at home and presented to the potential Hiring manager to get to know you and assess your analytical and technical skills 
  • a 20-min video-call with Engineering Manager - your potential n+2
  • Usually, our hiring process lasts on average 15 days and offers usually come within 48 hours.

BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer(e)We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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