Data Scientist - FinTech Impact (Hybrid)

Fundingcircle; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Barista coffee

subsidised Just Eat lunches

Flexible benefit allowance

Private medical & dental

Share schemes

Job summary

Funding Circle is hiring a Data Scientist in London (Hybrid). You will develop and monitor statistical and machine learning models to support commercial lending products, while collaborating with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders.

The role emphasizes experimentation, risk awareness, and translating data into actionable insights. Joining a high-performing decision science team, you’ll work on expanding borrower models and deploying production-ready solutions, contributing to

Qualifications

• Degree educated in a quantitative STEM discipline with a demonstrated capability to translate theory into real-world solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop statistical and machine learning models for commercial lending products.
• Optimize existing models and explore new data sources for better performance.
• Communicate insights clearly to business stakeholders.
• Proactively identify risks and control weaknesses in day-to-day work.
• Experiment with frameworks for model optimization to improve results.

Skills

Python

SQL

Communication

Problem Solving

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative STEM field

Tools

Python ML libraries

SQL tooling

Job description

Funding Circle is hiring a Data Scientist in London (Hybrid). You will develop and monitor statistical and machine learning models to support commercial lending products, while collaborating with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders.

The role emphasizes experimentation, risk awareness, and translating data into actionable insights. Joining a high-performing decision science team, you’ll work on expanding borrower models and deploying production-ready solutions, contributing to