Overview

Data Scientist | Remote Jobs in Nigeria at Crossing Hurdles

Title: Data Scientist | Remote

Company: Crossing Hurdles

Location: Nigeria

Position: SWE Bench – Data Engineer / Data Scientist

Type: Hourly contract

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Work with structured and unstructured datasets to support SWE Bench-style evaluation tasks.
  • Design, build, and validate data pipelines used for benchmarking and evaluation workflows.
  • Perform data processing, analysis, feature preparation, and validation for data science use cases.
  • Write, run, and modify Python code to process datasets and support local experimentation.
  • Evaluate data transformations and outputs for correctness, consistency, and reproducibility.
  • Create clean, reusable, and well-documented workflows suitable for real-world benchmarking.
  • Participate in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards and code quality.
  • Collaborate with researchers and engineers to design challenging data engineering and data science tasks for AI systems.

Requirements

  • Strong years of experience as a Data Engineer, Data Scientist, or data-focused Software Engineer.
  • Strong proficiency in Python for data engineering and data science workflows.
  • Practical experience with data processing, analytics, and ML-related workflows.
  • Solid understanding of machine learning and data science fundamentals.
  • Experience working with both structured and unstructured data.
  • Ability to navigate, understand, and modify complex production-style codebases.
  • Strong coding practices with emphasis on readability, maintainability, and documentation.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, including experience with data-intensive or algorithmic challenges.
  • Strong written and spoken English communication skills.

Application Process

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  • Technical Interview
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