Senior Data Scientist, AI/ML for Fintech Platforms (Hybrid)

Tech Ladies®; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Equity

Health benefits

401(k)

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid culture

WFH stipend

Job summary

Spade in New York is seeking a Data Scientist to build real-time ML/AI systems powering transaction analytics for fintech clients. You'll partner with engineering and product to take ideas from prototype to production, directly shaping accuracy, speed, and intelligence used daily by customers like FIS and Stripe.

The role offers ownership of ML/AI products, mentoring junior data scientists, and shaping the team's direction. Strong Python, ML fundamentals, and fintech exposure are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building and shipping models in Python, in a fast-paced environment (5+ for senior).
• Worked hands-on with engineering and product, not just in a research silo.
• Strong ML, stats, and data fundamentals (PySpark, pandas, SQL).
• A product mindset - you navigate ambiguity and optimize for customer value.
• A collaborative streak - you take feedback well and care about the team's success.
• An AI-forward workflow - coding assistants and LLMs are part of how you already work, and you're excited to push further.
• 5+ years, with end-to-end ownership of ML/AI products from idea to production.
• Shipped ML/AI-powered products, ideally customer-facing.
• A track record of mentoring and raising team standards.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of ML/AI products. From first prototype to production system serving real customers
• Build the automated systems behind Spade's data quality. The models and pipelines that keep our accuracy and coverage ahead of the market
• Set the bar for how ML gets built here. Pushing for models that are not just accurate, but scalable, robust, and production-ready from day one
• Help shape where the data science team goes next. Partnering directly with leadership on roadmap and priorities (Senior role)
• Grow the team around you. Mentoring other data scientists and raising the practices we build on (Senior role)

Skills

Python

ML/AI

SQL

PySpark

Pandas

Product mindset

Collaboration

LLM/AI tools

Tools

Databricks

Hex

SQL tooling

Job description

Spade in New York is seeking a Data Scientist to build real-time ML/AI systems powering transaction analytics for fintech clients. You'll partner with engineering and product to take ideas from prototype to production, directly shaping accuracy, speed, and intelligence used daily by customers like FIS and Stripe.

The role offers ownership of ML/AI products, mentoring junior data scientists, and shaping the team's direction. Strong Python, ML fundamentals, and fintech exposure are highly valued.