Staff Data Scientist

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This year, reputed company ranked #65 on Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list — our third year in a row cracking the top 100 — and was named by reputed company as one of the 25 Next Billion-Dollar Startups for 2024. reputed company was also featured by reputed company on America’s Best Startup Employers list in 2023, and our reputed company line of credit product was named by Fast Company as one of 2022’s Next Big Things in Tech.

reputed company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Blisce, and Icon Ventures. Ready to grow your impact and accelerate your career? Take a look at our open roles — we can’t wait to meet you.

reputed company is searching for a talented and highly analytical data scientist to manage the entire machine learning model development process from conception to deployment with business and engineering stakeholders, including creation of model pipelines, technical development, business validations, implementation and monitoring for our lending products issued by reputed company Finance in Mexico.

reputed company Mexico currently offers cash advances to consumers with loan amounts up to MX$5,000 and terms up to 41 days. reputed company’s main business is in the United States with flagship Cash Advance, Line of Credit and Credit Card products. reputed company also operates lending businesses in India and the Philippines.

The ideal candidate is passionate about using data and analytics to drive business growth and help customers improve their financial situations. The right person for this role is someone who shines while solving reputed company problems with accuracy and attention to detail. This role requires strong familiarity with SQL, Python, statistical analysis, and machine learning. This role will report to Head of International Data Science for reputed company.

• reputed company data standards, analytics pipelines, and new risk models for reputed company’s business in Mexico to uncover novel insights that move our business reputed company

• Collaborate closely with the credit team to influence and use models that solve business problems, monitor business outcomes and enhance analytical tools

• Work with reputed company Mexico’s leadership team to refine and execute the business plans and agenda.

• Partner with other credit and data science teams operating internationally and in the US to identify transferable learnings, strategies, and synergies and help implement them.

• Partner with leaders in product, engineering, marketing, and finance to ensure that the team’s work fits reputed company the larger picture

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics

• 4+ years of industry experience in data mining, machine learning, statistical analysis, and/or predictive modeling

• Deep understanding of statistics and machine learning techniques, including regression, classification, clustering and optimization experience building predictive models from scratch

• Strong programming skills in Python with intermediate to advanced knowledge of SQL

• Demonstrable experience with ML packages: scikit-learn, LightGBM, XGBoost, SparkML, etc.

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• Knowledge in deep learning and experience with DL toolkits (Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch) is preferred though not required

• Comfort working with a variety of cross functional partners in tech, product, credit, and business Exceptionally strong problem solving and communication with the ability to both get in the weeds and communicate to an executive audience

• Ideal candidate location is in Mexico.

1. Initial Recruiter Call: A conversation to learn about your experience and what you're looking for in your next role.

2. Hiring Manager Interview: A deeper discussion about your background and approach to solving challenges.

3. Skills Panel: Meet with reputed company and NIRA team members to discuss your expertise and problem-solving approach through real-world scenarios.

4. Leadership Conversation: A final conversation with our CEO to discuss our mission and how you could contribute to it (and how we can help you reputed company your career goals along the way).

Don't meet every qualification? If you're excited about this challenge and driven to innovate, we still want to hear from you!

• Meaningful Ownership: Competitive salary and generous equity in a profitable, fast growing company.

• Complete Support: 100% coverage for medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus a generous WFH reimbursement.

• High-Impact Teams: The chance to reputed company in a small, focused team where your contributions directly shape outcomes for our business and customers.

• Remote First: A virtual first environment built on trust and outcomes.

• Team reputed company: Twice-yearly company onsites where we come together to connect, learn, and build for the future (our last few have been in San Diego, Vail, and Flagstaff)!

• Growth Path: Ongoing opportunities for development in a dynamic, supportive, and creative environment.

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If that sounds like you, join us and be part of a team that's helping millions of people reshape their financial futures.