Senior Data Scientist - AI for Finance & DeFi (Remote)

Discovered MENA; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data science firm is seeking an Artificial Intelligence & Data Talent Partner to design advanced ML models and enhance transparency through explainability techniques. The role involves collaborating with product and engineering teams to deploy solutions while requiring strong expertise in applied machine learning, quantitative finance, and proficiency in Python and SQL. This full-time, remote position expects candidates to have a background in financial data and blockchain-related analytics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in applied ML, quantitative finance, or credit-risk modeling.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, or XGBoost.
• Hands-on experience with financial data.
• Familiarity with blockchain and DeFi data.

Responsibilities

• Design and build hybrid ML models to extract insights from unstructured data.
• Add explainability to models using techniques like SHAP and LIME.
• Build scalable data pipelines and integrate various data sources.
• Develop anomaly detection tools and evaluation frameworks.
• Work closely with Product and Engineering to ship models.

Skills

Applied machine learning

Quantitative finance

Credit-risk modeling

Python

SQL

Machine learning frameworks

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

XGBoost

Job description

A leading data science firm is seeking an Artificial Intelligence & Data Talent Partner to design advanced ML models and enhance transparency through explainability techniques. The role involves collaborating with product and engineering teams to deploy solutions while requiring strong expertise in applied machine learning, quantitative finance, and proficiency in Python and SQL. This full-time, remote position expects candidates to have a background in financial data and blockchain-related analytics.