Senior Data Scientist, HIVED
£110-120k
EMI options scheme
3-5 days a week in office (Shoreditch, London )
The first 100% electric and AI-powered delivery company
Be an early applicant
The first 100% electric and AI-powered delivery company
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
£110-120k
EMI options scheme
3-5 days a week in office (Shoreditch, London )
101-200 employees
Company mission
There’s parcel delivery. And then there’s HIVED. We’re building the most-loved delivery network at scale, powered entirely by electricity, for a delivery experience you can actually look forward to: fast, reliable and uncomplicated.
Role
Who you are
- Our ideal future colleague loves diving deeply into complex logistics challenges, real-world problems and pushing the envelope of what’s possible
- They get excited as much about creating tangible business impact and improving the delivery experience of millions of recipients and delivery drivers as they enjoy evaluating and crafting just the right ML model for their use case
- 4+ years of experience in a similar data science or analytics role
- Degree with strong statistical/ mathematical component (e.g. Maths, Statistics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Operations Research or equivalent)
- Proven track record of delivering high-impact machine learning models and developing algorithms that solve real-world challenges
- Experience programming in Python, SQL and using ML platforms and frameworks such as Sagemaker, MLflow, Seldon Core or similar
- Prior experience or interest in working with geospatial data
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Senior Data Scientist to join our team
- We believe in staying ahead and creating a competitive edge through intelligent use of data in an industry that has been stuck in its ways for too long
- That’s why we empower our Data team and embed them in product-centered, cross-functional squads for meaningful business context and encourage taking the initiative for impactful projects from day one
- We hone our craft and grow our skills as data professionals through functional reporting lines and regular catch-ups as well as knowledge sharing sessions across the Data and wider HIVEDmind organisation (Tech + Data + Product)
- Your day-to-day activities will range from ideating novel solutions to business problems with your squad and fellow business users, to creating meaningful experiments and developing, deploying, monitoring and maintaining machine learning models that move the needle
- You will work alongside data analysts, data engineers, routing and backend engineers and product managers to develop meaningful products and bring your solutions to live
- Wherever you see an opportunity, you will contribute to developing and growing our machine learning platform through selecting the right tooling, setting standards and defining best practices
- Take initiative and translate business context and problem statements into impactful data solutions
- Develop powerful machine learning models, analyses and experiments
- Collaborate with fellow squad members to deploy your solutions and monitor their performance and impact
- Evolve our ML and data platform, select the right tooling and set standards for a growing team
- What you might work on:
- Routing and ETA calculations: improving our model of the real world to power our daily deliveries, creating reliable recipient experiences and increasing operational resilience
- Address intelligence: solving the most complex challenge in the life of a delivery driver — reliably locating the exact delivery location and navigating the “last meter” efficiently
- Parcel volume forecasting and shift scheduling optimisation
- National expansion modelling and optimising our physical network structure
- Technologies we use:
- Programming languages: SQL, Python, LookML, (+ Go for other backend services)
- Development tools and frameworks: dbt, dagster, Airbyte, dlt, data-diff, Elementary
- Data lake and warehouse: GCS, BigQuery
- Analytics: Looker, Looker Studio and geospatial analytics tools
Application process
- Screening (video) chat with a Talent Lead
- Case study & review with Head of Data
- Live coding
- Onsite day (a few ☕️ and a Culture Add 🧩)
- Offer 🎉
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Parcel delivery currently relies on fossil-fuel powered vans for the most part — and they pollute the air we breathe, emit large amounts of CO₂ and congest our cities. At the same time, customer service is notoriously poor, unethical business practices are rampant, and the technology is outdated. HIVED offers an alternative: 100% electric delivery, cutting emissions by up to 76%.
The company's technology is so efficient, it can match – or sometimes even be cheaper – than the current high-emission carriers. HIVED fundamentally sets itself apart from larger competitors by ensuring deliveries are 100% emission free, which will be a significant advantage for it as the UK is witnessing a green economic boom in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The industry's expansion grew to $141.05 bn globally in 2025, which will undoubtedly be underpinned by a push towards sustainability. HIVED is well-positioned to capitalise on this, particularly if it can maintain its current high standards off the back of its impressive 2025 Series B investment round.
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Team energy
"People are hard-working and humble, and try to seek the positive side in every challenge thrown at us. Successes are celebrated together wherever..."
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2025
$42m
SERIES B
Oct 2024
$2.7m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $60.6m
Company benefits
- Dynamic working environment with a diverse and driven team
- Huge opportunity for learning in a high growth environment, with progression opportunities based on success in the role
- 25 days of holiday allowance plus public holidays
- Wellbeing initiatives, including 3 wellbeing days in addition to holiday allowance
- Subsidised Private Medical Insurance including dental, vision & mental health therapy
- Team lunch provided once a week
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption policy as day 1 right
- Cycle to work scheme
- Bi-annual performance reviews and tailored development plans
- Competitive salary + EMI options scheme
- Annual compensation review
- Community volunteer days
- Quarterly team socials and annual sports day (HIVED Olympics)
- Dog friendly office and depots
Company HQ
London, UK
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Leadership
Mathias Krieger
(Co-Founder & CPO)After graduating King's College London, co-founded outdoor advertising startup Vanvas where they served as CEO until co-founding HIVED in 2021.
Murvah Iqbal
(Co-Founder & CEO)After graduating King's College London, also co-founded outdoor advertising startup Vanvas. Has previously been Head of Marketing at Archie's and Key Account Manager at PAVE London.
People progressing
Megan McDonnell joined HIVED as Founder’s Associate & Marketing Manager and rose to become Head of Brand & Marketing, guiding the company’s marketing strategy and brand growth.
Kevin grew from a Bicycle Courier into a Revenue Protection Manager, progressing through operations, customer success, driving efficiency and customer experience improvements.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at HIVED
- At HIVED, we believe diversity enhances innovation and strengthens our team. We are proud to employ people from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, nationalities, educational experiences, ages, and health/ability backgrounds. When we asked our team to describe HIVED in three words, the ones that came up most were ambitious, collaborative, and inclusive - values we strive to live every day. We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We actively seek to learn, listen, and improve our practices to ensure fair opportunities in hiring, career development, and workplace culture. Our journey is ongoing, but we are dedicated to building a workplace where individuality is celebrated, inclusion is intentional, and equity is embedded in how we work.
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