Data Science Internship, SearchPilot
2 Months Full Time
£2,000 per month (via payroll) during internship
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SEO A/B testing software
Be an early applicant
SEO A/B testing software
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
£2,000 per month (via payroll) during internship
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide measurable and provable search engine optimisation results for large websites.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for someone with experience in some combination of the following areas. You do not need to check every item in this list
- 2:1 or above in a highly numerate STEM subject with exposure to Data Science/Analytics
- Certifications / Awards in Data Science related courses
- Experience with Python and ideally Pandas and Numpy
- Able to commit to full time (remote) work during July and August 2025
- Broad exposure to advanced analytics and modelling (Machine Learning, Neural Networks, etc)
- Excellent communication skills
- Capable of working solo as well as in a team
What the job involves
- The SearchPilot platform enables our customers to run SEO A/B tests, make agile changes to their websites, and discover the true SEO and CRO impact. We power the websites of some of the largest global brands and Fortune 500 companies
- We are now looking for some enthusiastic and committed junior data scientists to support us with internal projects, such as improving model accuracy, improving neural network forecasting, and clustering-based analysis
- Imagine working flexibly and remotely to work with an exciting tech company to improve their mathematical and data science capabilities!
- You’d work with us for 2 months initially, and if you impress, there’s the possibility of a full-time role with SearchPilot as a Junior Data Scientist
- Working on a variety of different data science projects, creating, improving and testing how we analyse customer A/B tests
- Implementing your recently gained technical knowledge in a real-world setting
- Solving novel data science problems
- Improving your skills and building your professional experience
- Working with and learning from an experienced and friendly Engineering team
- Getting the opportunity to contribute code to a real codebase, with code review processes to help you improve
- SearchPilot primarily works on time-series forecasting of website traffic/user metrics, but there are a variety of different aspects and challenges involved. Some example projects you might work on (you will have a choice of projects from a list):
- PyTorch modelling - we have historically used Tensorflow, and have a preliminary PyTorch model which needs further refinements
- Building models for synthetic tests, emulating real test results whilst ensuring not to introduce bias or confounding variables
- Improved outlier analysis algorithms
- We’re looking for up to 3 interns to work with us this summer: 1 July - 30 August 2025
- We hope one of the internships will lead to a permanent job offer in September
- Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Start date: Tuesday, 1 July 2025
- End date: Friday, 29 August 2025
Application process
- Applications are open until Wednesday 4 June
- Complete the application by uploading your CV and brief cover letter explaining why you are a good for for this internship
- Answer the mandatory questions
- If we like your application, we will invite you to complete a short technical task (2-3 hours) that will need to be submitted by 6 June. This will give us an indication of your technical ability and analytical skill
- We’ll invite a shortlist of candidates to an online interview
- Offers will be made on or before 20 June
Our take
SearchPilot was spun out of Distilled (now Brainlabs) with the aim of helping its customers grow their visibility in Google search results and other engines. It's driven by bringing real value to the teams and companies it supports with its data-driven and scientific SEO approach.
Its platform is fundamentally performance focused, providing actionable insights which can be applied to websites in just 15 minutes as well as being eCommerce friendly. In addition to offering expert insights from a team with over 15 years' worth of SEO experience, the SearchPilot platform is secure and resilient, with full PCI compliance and immediate HTTPS handling.
SearchPilot currently processes more than one billion requests monthly, supporting online businesses processing millions of dollars daily. These clients range across industries from eCommerce to travel, including international brands such as Skyscanner, Missguided, Vistaprint, and Upwork.
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Insights
40% female employees
Company
Company benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
- Subsidised private healthcare and life insurance
- 5% pension matching
- Subsidised gym membership
- Summer hours
- Half day off on your birthday (for a lie-in or an early start to the celebrations!)
- A laptop and second monitor
- Generous maternity and paternity policies
- A Kindle with some books preloaded
- A £600 personal budget each year you can use to make you happier or more productive at work such as a new flashy monitor, a new office chair, or training
- Open and transparent communication about company updates
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Duncan Morris
(Founder)They worked at Markel International as a Developer before they co-founded Distilled Ltd in April 2005, serving as CEO. They founded SearchPilot in February 2020.
Will Critchlow
(CEO)They also co-Founded Distilled with Duncan Morris in 2005. Alongside being CEO, is a Global Associate at Moz and an Investor at TeamSportz.pro.
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