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.

About the role

WasteHero harnesses machine learning to optimize every aspect of waste management, such as route optimization and prediction of container fullness. In your role as a Data Engineer, you will help in designing and maintaining data-pipelines that will be used by scalable models that calculate the ideal time for waste collection, determine sensor behavior, investigate customer data, and other similar valuable features.

Responsibilities

Your daily tasks could be draw from the following list of examples:

• Debugging & refining data pipelines

• Unit tests at class & component level,

• Developing, maintaining, and testing data pipelines (e.g., SQLAlchemy, Apache-Airflow, UnitTest).

• CI/DC pipelines for data products

• Processing pipelines to format, clean and enrich our datasets

About you

• Experience working with technical and non-technical people

• Good Python programming skills: Object Oriented Programming, Python Module design.

• Familiarity with Linux administration and software developing tools: e.g., Bash scripting, Git, Make, Docker.

• Passion for Data Analysis and Data Management: basic knowledge of SQL and Python data packages (e.g., Pandas, Numpy, Sci-kit-Learn, Jupyter) is a bonus.

• Codeline discipline

• Interested in following recent technologies and web trends

• Comfortable with PM tools: Bitbucket, Jira and Confluence

• Simplicity and efficiency-focused without getting lost into details: find simple (even sub-optimal) solutions that work and can be improved and scaled subsequently

• Ability to work independently while communicating in a simple and clear form (basic presentation skills in English, documentation searching, and reading, not just copy-paste).

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, England, India, Germany, Taiwan - 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

• An incredible work environment located in the heart of Aarhus next to “Dokk1”

• Highly motivated, growing, the diverse team made up of many different nationalities

• Great autonomy, strong responsibilities, and a career boost for any entrepreneurs

• Continuous learning & development opportunities

• Free snacks, coffee, etc.

• A great location in Aarhus

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

What you need to know

The internship is unpaid and full-time to fit with your University's requirements. The internship runs for five to six months, depending on your needs.

The start date is flexible and can be arranged to fall on the 1st of January, February or March.

We'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis.