Senior Data Scientist

Amartha; Jakarta Selatan; On-site; IDR 300.000.000 - 400.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in Jakarta Selatan is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to address business challenges through data. You will collaborate with various stakeholders and lead a team to develop scalable data products. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in data analysis and experience with SQL, Python, or R. This role also emphasizes communication skills and the ability to simplify complex concepts for non-technical personnel.

Qualifications

• Experience in extracting data from databases using SQL queries.
• Ability to methodically tackle ambiguous business problems.
• Strong resolve in facing uncertainties and new challenges.

Responsibilities

• Talk with stakeholders to understand their needs and design data solutions.
• Develop data pipelines to generate analytical data models.
• Lead a small team of data scientists on projects.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Python

R

Data visualization

Machine learning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s / Master's degree in engineering or quantitative fields

Job description

About the role

As one of the prominent fintech players in Indonesia, Amartha provides financial services to underbanked women entrepreneurs in rural areas. We firmly believe that financial inclusion is key to building a sustainable economy that uplifts and supports the entire country.

We are currently seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join our team. In this role, you will apply your skills in data wrangling and advanced problem-solving to tackle real business challenges. You will collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, including business experts, product leaders, and tech-savvy engineers.

You’ll also work alongside a team of exceptional data scientists with varied expertise, spanning data engineering, machine learning and AI engineering, data warehousing, and data analysis.

At Amartha, we value your mindset and adaptability even more than your technical prowess.

Responsibilities

• Talk with stakeholders from business, engineering, and product to understand their needs and design robust data solutions to answer their business needs
• Develop data pipelines to generate analytical data models from transactional data models
• Work with business stakeholders to clarify ambiguous business problems and attack them scientifically
• Extract and process raw data, then use sound and scientific method to analyze risks and opportunities and turn them to actionable insights
• Work with data engineer, engineer, product, and business teams to build scalable data products for millions of users
• Develop data science frameworks that can be used by fellow data scientists or non technical persons to simplify their analysis
• Design a data product roadmap and slice it to a small deliverables that can be released and test quickly
• Lead a small team of data scientists to tackle medium to large scale projects
• Influence the data driven culture in the company

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s / Master's degree in engineering or quantitative fields
• Experienced in extracting data from databases using SQL queries
• Experienced in creating scripts for data analysis using Python or R and presenting the results using effective data visualizations
• Ability to methodically tackle ambiguous business problems
• Ability to do rapid experimentations to effectively test business hypothesis
• Ability to use both business acumen and statistical methods to reduce raw data to actionable insights
• Ability to simplify and clearly communicate complex concepts to non-technical persons and to seamlessly communicate from strategic to operational levels
• Strong resolve in facing uncertainties and new challenges with the ability to think clearly under pressure
• Previous experience in implementing end-to-end machine learning in production is a plus
• Previous experience in building analytical solutions that scale to millions of users is a plus

At Amartha, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that celebrates diversity, ensures equity, and fosters inclusion. We believe that diverse perspectives—shaped by factors such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, culture, and life experiences—drive innovation and growth.

We actively welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us in building an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities and foster a sense of belonging that enables our employees to thrive and make meaningful contributions.