Senior Data Scientist

Kredivo Group; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 300.000.000 - 400.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in Jakarta is looking for a Data Scientist to develop innovative machine learning models. The ideal candidate will have 4-6 years of experience and a strong background in quantitative fields. Proficiency in Python or R is essential, along with a deep understanding of risk modeling. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently are required. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4-6 years of relevant work experience.
• Capable of building robust end-to-end predictive models using the latest Machine Learning techniques and methodologies.
• Exposure to data evaluating credit risk is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work on cutting-edge machine learning models.
• Take full ownership of turning discoveries into machine learning models.
• Research on improving existing models.

Skills

Machine Learning

Python

R

Statistics

Mathematics

Communication Skills

Education

Masters, PhD or equivalent in a quantitative field

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

S3

Job description

About the role

As a Data Scientist you’ll be part of a team that is working on cutting edge machine learning models. You will work side by side with Analysts and Machine Learning Engineers and take full ownership of your work – from the initial idea-generation phase to the implementation of the final product. Our ideal candidate is result-focused, innovative, has a solid quantitative background and a good business understanding.

• Working in a multi-disciplined team across different countries. Take full ownership of turning discoveries and ideas into machine learning models.
• Prototyping diverse machine learning models, from credit risk to growth related models.
• Researching & Development on how to improve our models, by using our vast amount and unique set of data.
• Actively contribute to taking Data Science at Kredivo to the next level.

About you

• Minimum 4-6 years of relevant work experience.
• Masters, PhD or equivalent experience in a quantitative field (i.e). Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence).
• Capable of building robust end-to-end predictive models using the latest Machine Learning techniques and methodologies.
• Proficiency in Python or R.
• Exposure to RDBMS (i.e. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and No-SQL platforms (i.e. S3).
• Excellent English communication skills.

Bonus points

• Experience with alternate data to evaluate credit risk.
• Experience in building end-to-end Deep Learning and/or NLP models.

Non-negotiables

• NON NEGOTIABLE - Deep risk domain expertise, building credit risk modelling (3-4yrs)
• Independent and good communication skills
• Strong in statistics and math
• Good to have: Experience working in finance institute