Data Scientist, Credit Analytics - Remote/Hybrid

selffinancial; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Relocation bonus to move to Austin

Hybrid work arrangement

Education reimbursement

Team building events

Stock options

Paid parental leave

Gym membership

Lunchdrop stipend

Paid parking

Referral program

Job summary

Self Financial in Austin is seeking an entry-level Data Scientist to help build models that drive our credit and lending decisions. You will join a small team, learn how models move from notebooks to production, and contribute meaningfully early on.

The role emphasizes understanding business impact, clear communication, and mentorship from senior data scientists and engineers. This is a hands-on opportunity at a fast-growing fintech.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field.
• 0 to 2 years of professional data science experience.
• Python skills and experience building predictive models.
• Solid grounding in statistics with demonstrable results.
• Evidence of impact, ideally with numbers.
• Curiosity and ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and validate predictive models in Python under the guidance of senior data scientists.
• Support the deployment of models into our decisioning engine and help monitor them after launch.
• Dig into the data to understand why a model behaves the way it does, and keep asking questions until the answer holds up.
• Help measure and communicate the business impact of your work.
• Work with Risk, Finance, Product, and other stakeholders to understand business questions and turn them into analyses.
• Learn the data vendors and tools we use and help evaluate them.
• Take part in code and model reviews, and grow your technical skills through feedback and mentorship.

Skills

Python

Statistics

Communication

SQL

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Git

Jupyter

Production deployment

Job description

Self Financial in Austin is seeking an entry-level Data Scientist to help build models that drive our credit and lending decisions. You will join a small team, learn how models move from notebooks to production, and contribute meaningfully early on.

The role emphasizes understanding business impact, clear communication, and mentorship from senior data scientists and engineers. This is a hands-on opportunity at a fast-growing fintech.