• Why you should apply for this role
We have a unique opening for the right candidate. 16 years of experience gives us the edge of an industry leader while launching a ground-breaking technology in the Insurtech industry lets us be as flexible as a startup. If you are keen on supporting and improving an ongoing, live project while designing and developing features to grow the business, this opportunity could be for you.
• What you will be working on
Data! Our project is data born, data driven and its success is defined by data quality.
This role will primarily be involved with the collection, analysis, handling and tracking of data throughout our various systems. The technical tasks will be a mixture of raw data analysis (MySQL), system component configuration (Google Cloud Platform), and working with the ETL and data flow code.
• Who you will be working with
We are a small team with colleagues from most continents. We are a wide blend of skills, experience and cultures. We welcome all nationalities and backgrounds - provided that you are legally employable in Sweden. English is our company language.
Depending on the specific tasks being performed, you could be working solo or in a 2-3 member team.
• What we are looking for
Operating as a startup, you will have a lot of room to grow. While technical skills are important to be able to do the work, we are very interested in who you are as an individual. Teamworking skills, communication, and the ability to think objectively are important to us.
We value flexibility. There are many ways to get work done - We are building a team that can come together to achieve goals.
Having worked with Online Shopping / eCommerce / Price Comparison sites or data driven consumer services will give you a strong advantage.
• What you will need
The 2 technologies you will need solid experience with are SQL and Python. Experience with the Python Scrapy framework will be an advantage. A supporting technology that you should also be familiar with is NoSQL (we use Elastic and Mongo, but any NoSQL experience is good). Cloud computing experience will be helpful. We run our infrastructure on the Google Cloud Platform but any cloud background is useful (AWS, Azure etc..)
We have a number of legacy data flow systems where some Java and PHP knowledge can be helpful in issue tracking.
Additional specific technologies we use include: Redis, Airflow, Docker, and good old Bash.
• Who you are
You are social, not afraid to be hands-on and capable of taking tasks or projects from initiation to completion.
You are responsive and part of the team regardless of your immediate workload.
You understand the symbiosis of data and software. You are not afraid of databases.
You have a client-first, team-first mentality. Everything else is secondary.
Ideally, you have 5 or more years of experience in data driven projects.
• Who we are
ICSS was founded in 2005 as the pioneer of the Product Reviews aggregation and analysis sector. We collect, structure, match, analyse, present and syndicate product and review data, globally.
Our current main venture ValueChecker is an InsurTech service that helps Insurance companies and claims handlers quickly and accurately determine the fair compensation values of damaged or stolen products and their immediate availability and price.
International clients we work with are - for example - retailers such as Media Markt, Dustin, BestBuy, Cyberport and Insurers such as ABN Amro, ING / NN, Lemonade, Univé, Sedgwick.
Note: We require a small coding challenge to be completed by all applicants that pass the first review round.
NOTE! YOU MUST BE CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN SWEDEN.
The position is located in our headquarters in central Stockholm, Sweden
This job comes with several perks and benefits
Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.
Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.
Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.
Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.
Carve out time for your kids, friends and personal cider projects.
Metropolitists, beach boys and mountaineers we salute you and pay you to go and explore the world.