Join a Silicon-Valley backed scale-up in the heart of Aarhus!

WasteHero is a Danish tech scale-up working to solve the problem of inefficient waste collection through smart software and hardware technologies. We’re focused on helping local authorities and organizations save on resources by implementing data-driven waste collection. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

WasteHero developers are shaped to be future superheroes, and our superhero team consists of the most capable developers located in Aarhus. You will be part of an innovative and dynamic team with a flat structure. WasteHero is full of strong technical-minded people who all are on a mission to provide sustainable waste management to all corners of the world. We will provide you with the opportunity to grow and challenge yourself with cutting-edge technologies.

Job description

You will become part of building the next generation of waste management. As a data scientist intern you must be passionate about cutting-edge technologies such as Internet-of-things and deep tech. Your assignments would consist of helping in improving the design and scalability of our models to calculate the ideal time for waste collection, determine sensor behavior, investigate customer data, and other similar valuable features.

• Join a strong group of experienced developers  

• Assist in develop monitoring tools to clean data outputs 

• Create and deploy data-science project as a microservice 

• Implement data pipelines

• Investigate, analyze and help in building stream processing and time-series analysis

• Work closely with hardware and software teams in order create best possible solution

Preferred qualifications

You are a curious, self-motivated and communicative person who has a strong desire to learn and ready to join a startup with few formal procedures and limits. You should be motivated to combine your logical thoughts  of design with the art of programming

• Studying or have studied a computer science degree 

• Understands working with relational databases (PostgreSQL)

• Interested in machine learning and deep technologies

• Good Python understanding

• Able to investigate issues in our database, and present weekly reports to management  

• Ability to deploy your solution as a microservice

What you need to know

The internship is paid (if your place of study allows it) and full-time to fit with your University's requirements. The internship runs for five to six months, depending on your needs. We are always interested in hiring interns afterwards, either as student workers or full-time employees, so there are plenty of opportunities for work after the internship, based on performance.

Start date:  between August - September 2022

Duration:  between five to six months

Why Apply

• When you intern at WasteHero, you’re not just an intern, you’re an important part of our team. You’ll be handed responsibility and freedom for your tasks, but your work mates will always be here to support your development when you need a helping hand.

• Become part of a company that is working towards solving important global challenges through technology. SDG #11 is our focus.

• Plenty of room for growth and initiative.

• A fast-paced, collaborative start-up environment.

• The WasteHero team is from all over. Denmark, Australia, Spain, England, India, Hungary, Taiwan, Italy - we’re a mixed bag! And we like it that way. We welcome Danes and Internationals alike, so you’ll always feel at home at WasteHero.

Benefits:

• Option to learn new skills every day

• Plenty of room for growth and initiative

• A fast-paced, collaborative scaleup environment

• Free snacks, coffee, etc.

• A great location in Aarhus

• You'll get a chance to work with some of the most cutting-edge technologies

Personal attributes

• A person who does not take themselves too seriously and adapts to office culture

• Open minded and always pushing towards innovative ideas

• Can work in a spontaneous and dynamic atmosphere where they are commonly faced with split second decisions

How to Apply & Next Steps

Kindly send your CV (including motivational letter) and LinkedIn Profile via The Hub. We look forward to hearing from you!

We'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis. If we think you sound like a good fit, you can expect an invitation for an interview and a short task as the next steps in the recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the position or are wondering whether you're a good fit, feel free to send an email or give us a call with any questions.

We are growing quickly right now, and we want you to join us on our journey in this very exciting phase. So, don't hesitate to reach out if you want to know more!