Risk Analytics Data Scientist — Remote-First

Blockchain Academics; Australia; Remote; AUD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Competitive salary

Job summary

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The Risk AI DS team builds risk-detection models on large-scale user behavior, fund-flow and market data.

The role involves owning a real-world project stream end-to-end, processing billions of records with PySpark, Hive, and Trino, and building robust SQL pipelines for feature engineering and validation, plus iterating ML models to improve detection metrics.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Strong foundation in machine learning concepts, with proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with database management systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or MongoDB.
• Comfortable working with large-scale datasets; experience with Apache Spark is a plus.
• Proficient in leveraging AI coding agents, such as Claude Code or Cursor, to accelerate development and improve productivity.
• Proactive and detail-oriented, with a strong instinct for investigating data anomalies and identifying root causes.
• Bilingual English/Mandarin is required to effectively coordinate with overseas partners and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own a real-world project stream end-to-end, such as syndicate detection, user behavior sequencing, market manipulation detection, or feature discovery.
• Process and analyze billions of records using PySpark, Hive, and Trino, and develop robust SQL pipelines for feature engineering and validation.
• Build, evaluate, and iterate on machine learning models, translating model performance into meaningful business metrics such as detection rate, false-positive rate, and latency.

Skills

Python programming

SQL querying

ML concepts

Data analysis

Education

Pursuing degree in Computer Science / Data Science / Statistics / Mathematics / Engineering

Tools

Apache Spark

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The Risk AI DS team builds risk-detection models on large-scale user behavior, fund-flow and market data.

The role involves owning a real-world project stream end-to-end, processing billions of records with PySpark, Hive, and Trino, and building robust SQL pipelines for feature engineering and validation, plus iterating ML models to improve detection metrics.