Remote Senior Applied ML Scientist – Fraud & Identity Risk

SentiLink; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid group health insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Flexible paid time off

Regular company-wide in-person events

Home office stipend

Job summary

A leading technology company in San Francisco seeks a Senior Applied ML Scientist to build core fraud detection models and contribute to financial risk products. Candidates should have a proven track record in data science, strong communication skills, and experience in end-to-end development. This role offers a competitive salary range of $200,000 to $240,000 annually, along with equity and benefits, in a flexible working environment that supports remote work.

Qualifications

• 4+ years relevant work experience & relevant PhD or 6+ years & relevant Masters.
• Proven track record of solving complex/high-profile business problems with data science/machine learning solutions.
• Experience writing production code and tests.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain fraud detection models through the full model development lifespan.
• Research new types of fraud and develop new products around identity verification.
• Write production-ready code for real-time decision making.
• Design and present analyses to inform product development and marketing efforts.

Skills

End-to-end data science development

Strong practical ML / Stats knowledge

Problem-solving

Communication with stakeholders

Attention to detail

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Masters in a relevant field

Tools

Python 3

PostgreSQL

AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, Redshift)

Job description

A leading technology company in San Francisco seeks a Senior Applied ML Scientist to build core fraud detection models and contribute to financial risk products. Candidates should have a proven track record in data science, strong communication skills, and experience in end-to-end development. This role offers a competitive salary range of $200,000 to $240,000 annually, along with equity and benefits, in a flexible working environment that supports remote work.