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Back in the late nineties, when statisticians apparently decided coding was cool, R emerged as a sort of open-source rebellion against the expensive, proprietary statistical packages dominating the landscape. It promised a flexible environment for data analysis, visualization, and, let’s be honest, a frankly alarming degree of customizability. The reality? It’s a bit like building a car from spare parts – incredibly powerful if you really know what you’re doing, but prone to unexpected breakdowns and requiring constant tinkering.

Compared to Python, which has become the darling of the machine learning crowd, R remains stubbornly focused on statistical computing. While Python strives for general-purpose dominance, R happily wallows in its niche, beloved by academics, biostatisticians, and anyone who enjoys wrestling with package dependencies. It’s still surprisingly relevant, powering much of the statistical rigor behind everything from clinical trials to financial modeling. Though one suspects many users are still running code written on floppy disks.

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Accelerator Software Engineer (Paris) @ sanofi

FR | 2025-12-26
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Stagiaire de fin d'études - Consultant Data Engineer - 2026 - H/F @ forvis-mazars-en-france

FR | 2025-12-26
At Forvis Mazars, the Data & IA team hires a data engineer to migrate SAS scripts to R, build end-to-end data pipelines, and deploy across public and private clouds. The role combines legacy SAS... read more »
AI/ML, DataViz, Data Science, Data Engineering, SAS, R, SQL, API, BI, Marketing, Cloud Computing, AWS Lambda, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, MLOps, CI/CD, Git, GitLab, DevOps, Ansible, Docker, AWS, Power BI, Qlik, Tableau, Python
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Ingénieure/Ingénieur DevOps Rennes @ capgemini-engineering

FR | 2025-12-25
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R, DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, Ansible, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Linux, Python
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DATA Engineer H/F @ smile

FR | 2025-12-22
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ETL/ELT, Data Science, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Spark, Hadoop, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, BI, DataViz, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, Java, Scala, R, API, CI/CD, ELK, Management
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Data Engineer - QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey @ quantumblack

FR | 2025-12-22
This role is an opportunity to lead in a high-performance culture, with a focus on data engineering and AI innovation. The job emphasizes continuous learning, mentorship, and cross-functional... read more »
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Lead Data Engineer H/F @ smile

FR | 2025-12-21
The role as described is a compelling opportunity for a technically proficient data engineer with a strong background in open-source infrastructure and cloud technologies. The position emphasizes... read more »
ETL/ELT, Data Science, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Spark, Hadoop, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, BI, DataViz, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, Java, Scala, R, API, CI/CD, ELK, Management