Data Scientist or Senior Data Scientist

We’re looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join our new, growing AI Platform-team and dive into exciting AI and machine learning projects. This is your chance to work hands-on with real industrial data and make AI tangible: helping companies use technology to make smarter, more sustainable decisions. If you have a solid background in development and a passion for innovative challenges, we encourage you to apply and help Pinja build a more sustainable world, byte by byte.

We are looking for an experienced professional to help us keep up with our expanding project portfolio. Your role will focus on designing and building sustainable, AI-powered solutions that drive impact.

AI and machine learning have already transformed competition in industrial production, supply chains, and knowledge management. At Pinja, we've been using AI, machine learning, and deep learning across different projects and industries for a long time. We’re all about helping our clients boost efficiency and discover fresh innovations.

Your daily work involves hands-on solution development, including coding and creating data products, alongside conducting capability and technology assessments. You will collaborate closely with the business side to create technical specifications and find smart technical solutions to real-world business problems.

Your responsibilities in short:

• Solution development and coding of data products

• Assessing capabilities and technologies

• Acting as a link between business needs and AI technologies: sparring ideas and shaping them into practical technical solutions

• Sharing knowledge and best practices within the team and organization

Your future team

You’ll be part of a small, efficient team with no bureaucracy, offering you the unique ability to make a real difference right from the start. With us, you’ll have the opportunity to extend the capabilities of Pinja’s large-scale, business-critical systems with future AI capabilities, while also building new greenfield AI projects. You’ll join at an exciting phase to turn ideas into smart, working solutions.

Pinja has strong domain knowledge across key industrial areas such as Wood, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage and Bioenergy, with AI initiatives running in each. It’s a fast-moving environment where new concepts and technologies are explored daily.

What is required to succeed in the task?

We are looking for a professional with experience in data sciences and developing real-world machine learning solutions, combined with a solid understanding of software development methods. Success in this role requires a proactive approach to solution planning, strong coding skills and the ability to turn business needs into working AI products.

What skills we expect from you:

• Proven experience in building machine learning models deployed to a production environment.

• Strong programming skills, especially in Python and SQL.

• Experience working with data science libraries like NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Scikit-Learn.

• Proficiency with version control (e.g., GIT)

• Experience in working with time-series data and forecasting.

• Familiarity with statistical mathematics, data analysis, and processing.

• Ability to conduct technical specification with business and knowledge sharing.

In addition, these are beneficial:

• Familiarity with neural networks.

• Experience with data orchestration tools (e.g., Apache Airflow) and ML workflow tools (e.g., MLFlow).

• Experience with DevOps processes

• Experience with time-series databases such as Influxdb or TimescaleDB.

• Knowledge of Linux and cloud environments like Kubernetes or Azure.

As most of our customers are based in Finland, Finnish language skills are helpful for smooth collaboration and everyday communication.

As a Pinjan, you get several benefits

At Pinja, we believe in supporting our employees so they can focus on what they do best: creating innovative, sustainable solutions. Our benefits are designed to ensure your professional development, well-being, and work-life balance are prioritized in a flexible and community-focused environment. We offer a comprehensive package, including the following key benefits:

• We invest in staff development: 10 working days per year for skills development and a wide range of training at Pinja Academy.

• Versatile working models: Flexible working – 100% remotely, as a hybrid, or from one of our offices around Finland (9 locations).

• The tools you want: You can choose your tools and get an ergonomic workstation for your office or home.

• We support staff well-being: Comprehensive occupational health care and insurance, plus benefits for snack, lunch, recreational/sports, and commuting.

• We focus on community: Monthly events and breakfasts, site-specific sport shifts and team days.

Learn more about life, careers and benefits at Pinja.

Join Pinja to build a sustainable world byte by byte!

Being a Pinjan in a nutshell

Who are we? We are IT-professionals from the North with diverse skills and knowledge. We are proud of our close-knit family, where everyone dares to be themselves. There are already over 500 data lovers in our family, with over 30 nationalities.

We <3 data. It is coded in our DNA. We future-proof our customers’ businesses by creating knowledge out of data. For that reason, Pinjans are called data lovers.

What do we do? For our clients, we are a full-service partner in everything that data and digitalization can achieve. We ensure the success of our clients through in-house SaaS products and services. Our mission is to build a sustainable world byte by byte.

Recruitment process

The application period is open until 30.11.2025 23:59.

We review applications already during the application period and will reach out as soon as we move forward with your application. Submit your application soon, and you can be part of our AI Platform team and our data lovers story! 💚

For more information, please contact:

Matti Rita-Kasari
+358400723 035
matti.rita-kasari(at)pinja.com

The best way to reach me is by email on weekdays. Let’s be in touch!