Data Scientist

Salt • Gaming • Python • SQL • 4 months ago

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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jun 17, 2026. Salt scores C on the Alion truth index.

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Founded in 2009, Salt is a global digital talent, recruitment, and workforce consultancy specializing in technology, creative, marketing, and sales staffing. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom - with an international network of offices spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America - the agency serves fast-scaling startups, mid-market companies, and multinational enterprises. Through its permanent and contract recruitment models, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), nearshore/offshore talent delivery (Salt: Labs), and strategic HR advisory services, it enables organizations to build, scale, and manage high-performing teams across AI, technology, and digital transformation initiatives.

welovesalt.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Recruiting & Staffing • Human Resources • Professional Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2009

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Data Scientist

Ref: JO-2606-361352

South Africa, Cape Town
Data, AI and Machine Learning, Technology
IT
50 - 249 Employees

Environment:
Hybrid
Contract Type:
Permanent
Starts:
2026-08-01

Machine Learning Engineer / Data Scientist

We’re working with a fast-growing, data-driven tech company building advanced AI tools to help mobile game studios scale and optimise their growth. They are looking for a data scientist to join their team.

What they’re looking for:

Current experience as a Data Scientist, ML Engineer, AI Engineer, or Software Engineer
Strong machine learning fundamentals
Solid Python and SQL skills
Hands-on experience with tools like PyTorch, XGBoost, NumPy, Polars, and Git

Nice to have:

A Engineering, Computer Science, Maths/Stats degree
Exposure to production ML / MLOps, forecasting, or large-scale datasets
Interest in gaming, ad-tech, or performance marketing

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