Data Scientist, Source.ag
Autonomous Greenhouse Control
€85-100k
More information about location
4 days a week in office
AI for agriculture
Be an early applicant
AI for agriculture
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
€85-100k
More information about location
4 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To grow a prosperous and healthy community connecting food, fun, tech, and farming.
Role
Who you are
- We're looking for a bright, pragmatic Data Scientist who thrives on complexity and possesses a first-principles approach with an unshakeable engineering mindset
- If you have a proven track record of building sophisticated engineering systems where data is inherently messy and nothing is linear, and you're eager to make a tangible, positive impact on sustainable food production, this is your opportunity
- MSc or PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math discipline
- Minimum 4 years’ of experience in relevant discipline
- A relentless passion for problem-solving, with an intrinsic drive to find the optimal solution and see it through to successful implementation
- Exceptional eagerness to dive deep into complex domain knowledge, understanding that it's paramount to the success of our models
- A reflective and iterative mindset, consistently analyzing outcomes to drive continuous improvement in your work and the team’s processes
- Extensive experience in (a strong subset of): systems modeling, control engineering, signal processing, data engineering, machine learning, and/or mathematical optimization
- Proven track record of developing and deploying models for complex physical systems
- Clear, concise presentation and communication skills, with the ability to articulate intricate analytical concepts to diverse audiences, including those without a technical background
- Strong proficiency in Python for large-scale, production-grade projects
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Data Scientist who possesses a first-principles approach with an engineering mindset. You'll be bringing the world's best environment control systems to growers
- This system is far from simple
- Think of it as the adaptive cruise control of a modern car, but instead of steering vehicles, you're steering plants
- It’s a complex, dynamic environment with numerous constraints, conflicting objectives, noisy sensor data, and significant time lags
- You'll be instrumental in bringing the world's best environment control systems to growers globally
- Having launched our Irrigation Control product in April 2024, we are at the forefront of innovation in AgTech
- We've amassed a rich dataset and deep domain expertise, providing an unparalleled foundation to accelerate and enhance our solutions
- In our Control team, you'll be embedded within a highly collaborative environment, working side-by-side with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and AI Solution Specialists
- Together, you'll explore, design, ship, and continuously support new models and products in live operations
- What makes this role truly unique is the direct collaboration with Plant Scientists and expert growers, allowing you to integrate cutting-edge biological knowledge and real-world practices directly into your work
- Architect and deploy robust logic pipelines that run 24/7, autonomously controlling irrigation in greenhouses worldwide
- Push the boundaries where engineering, data science, and plant science converge to develop state-of-the-art models for innovative customer products
- Own modeling initiatives end-to-end, from initial brainstorming and conceptualization to packaging, deployment, and ongoing monitoring
- Masterfully combine data, deep domain knowledge, scientific principles, grower expertise, statistics, and advanced AI/ML tooling to solve critical, real-world business problems
- Embody Source’s mission of building the world’s best Data & AI solutions for growers, directly impacting global food security
Our take
Dutch agtech Source.ag installs AI-powered indoor farms in order to democratise access to sufficient fruit and vegetables whilst using fewer resources. Given that almost 45% of people worldwide do not have access to enough fruit and veg, this is a sizable problem to address.
As the climate crisis worsens, the company's services are in high demand, as indoor farms are essential in providing higher food security under increasingly challenging weather conditions. Source's hi-tech farms are able to protect crops against extreme heat, cold, rainfall or pests.
The company continues to invest in the development of its software that is making greenhouses smarter, whilst also onboarding new customers and expanding partnerships. It is well-funded, which has enabled accelerated product development and supported the expansion of commercial collaborations.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2023
$4m
SERIES A
Feb 2023
$23m
SERIES A
Total funding: $37m
Company HQ
Sloten en Riekerpolder, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Rien Kamman
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously acted as Associate Director of Data Science for BCG GAMMA and as the Principal for Boston Consulting Group.
Ernst van Bruggen
(Co-Founder & CPO)Previously spent over five years at McKinsey & Company, eventually acting as Engagement Manager.
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