An example computing platform is configured to (i) cause a client device to display an interface for deploying a new data science environment, where the interface presents (a) a list of data science applications and (b) a set of user-defined configuration parameters, (ii) receive, from the client device, data indicating (a) a user selection of a given data science application from the list and (b) a user selection of one or more user-defined configuration parameters from the set, (iii) based on the user selection of the given data science application, determine a deployment template for use in deploying the new data science environment, the deployment template specifying (a) an executable environment package and (b) a set of predefined configuration parameters, and (iv) use the given executable environment package, the set of predefined configuration parameters, and the one or more user-defined configuration parameters to deploy the new data science environment.