Transportation Data Analyst, Citymapper (French-speaking)

At Citymapper (powered by Via), we’re on a mission to help make complex cities more accessible to everyday users. Our application transports millions of people in hundreds of cities around the world by giving them access to the most current and sophisticated transportation options available.  We make getting around your favorite city easy, so that you can enjoy the ride.

As a Transportation Data Analyst at Citymapper, you will be managing the data that is the backbone of our application’s success. Your work directly impacts our user experience, and is the difference between a user seeing a bus drive away, or reaching it just in time. Millions of users around the world trust our application to be on time for work, a job interview, or a date - and we take great responsibility in fulfilling that need.

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Please note: This is a hybrid role based in London. 

What You'll Do:

• You will help to manage the timetable data that powers the Citymapper application. Using proprietary tools and methods, you will transform often messy transit schedules into shiny and reliable user information. 
• You will build, validate and ship data to production on a daily basis.
• You will manage data in a range of cities and across different formats. 
• You will work with our engineers to build for scale by improving tools and automating tasks. 
• You will ensure data quality in our web and mobile products so that users continue to love and trust Citymapper.

Who You Are:

• Fluent in French (C1 level or above)
• You have a passion for public transportation and cities, and an interest in how public transportation networks operate.
• You are comfortable dealing with large data sets, and have an eagerness to learn new data skills.
• You take a hands-on, practical, pragmatic attitude to your work.
• You have exceptional attention to detail, and an ability to communicate those details to other collaborators.
• You have up to 3 years of experience working with data, Python and/or common transit data formats (GTFS, TransXChange, Siri, Hafas, etc).