Data science/machine learning enthusiasts needed

hitta.se is a very well-known search company in Sweden. Indeed, we are one of the top Swedish sites in terms of traffic. If you fantasise about working for a leading edge search company then hitta.se is an exciting choice for any eager developer.

We're growing and looking for developers who are eager to practice data science and machine learning. We have a tech team of roughly 20 people that you would join. With a HUGE number of visitors and a BIG search database, we have all kinds of upcoming exciting projects in the data science and machine learning realm. For instance, we will use a bot to crawl company websites, trying to classify them into different categories. 

We use all types of languages and tools at hitta.se, but primarily we try to work with open source. You'd probably be seeing a lot of Java code, but also be free to choose your own tools and technologies according to your liking. 

Your profile, must-haves

• You've been working as a developer for at least 2 years
• Good knowledge about database and back-end development
• Good ability to analyse and solve problems
• Strong mathematical abilities with hands-on experience of machine learning

Your profile, nice-to-haves

• University educated
• You have experience working with front-end development
• You try to keep your knowledge up-to-date and play with new technologies

hitta.se has a tech team of about 20 people working in one big room in the beautiful former KTH building near Odenplan. It is divided into several smaller teams. Each has a designated priority, so we have teams for search, database, maps, UX, apps and so forth. If they want to, developers can rotate between teams every quarter. Teams have a lot of freedom to chose the way they want to work.

Our primary products are web search and our mobile app. Most projects have short release cycles, with new features deployed frequently. A few projects are larger (such as migration projects) and go on for months.

We have adopted a pseudo-agile approach with a Kanban board on the wall with sticky notes. Every morning at 9.15 we have stand-ups, where developers get to tell their teams about their current work. We use Git to manage our code repositories and have a QA who controls testing and deployments. There is also a CTO who is involved in tech decisions, recruiting etc.

We have about 4 million unique users per week, so as a developer you can be sure that your code will be enjoyed by lots of people!