SEEKING FREELANCER: Finance-industry startup seeks data scientist for ongoing part-time lead role.
We’re looking for an engineer with a finance background (or a finance person with an engineering background!) to help out behind the scenes at Open Exchange Rates.
Open Exchange Rates[0] is the fastest-growing currency data API on the web, loved by the likes of Etsy, Shopify, Kickstarter and thousands more.
We have a super-exciting backend engineering project involving overhauling a large part of our platform, over which you'll have complete autonomy within the requirements.
Project scope, budget and timeframe are all negotiable for the right contractor, but likely to be 2-3 months, plus ongoing work available.
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REQUIRES:
* Python, client-side and server-side JavaScript (+PHP and PhantomJS a bonus); intermediate sysadmin skills
* Proficiency with relational and non-relational databases
* Understanding of foreign exchange markets
* Designing and implementing algorithms for financial data analysis
* Understanding of APIs, methods of online data collection, and authorisation mechanisms
* Ideally: Expert front-end development skills in HTML/CSS/JS (negotiable in project scope)
* Remote possible; UK preferred; London ideal.
* Chutzpah
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CONTACT:
Get in touch with josscrowcroft@gmail, with a little about yourself, your work, your story and what makes you come alive. Relevant experience also appreciated.
[0] <a href="https://openexchangerates.org" >
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