Senior Data Scientist - AI-Driven Fintech (Hybrid)

Salt Digital Recruitment; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Cape Town to transform complex data into actionable insights. In this role, you'll design models for transaction prediction and loyalty optimisation within a fast-growing fintech environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, strong skills in Python and SQL, and familiarity with data visualization tools like AWS QuickSight and Power BI. The position offers a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data science or analytics.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience with dashboard tools (QuickSight, Power BI, Tableau).
• Exposure to cloud data tools (AWS Glue, Athena, SageMaker).
• Strong communication and curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy models for loyalty optimisation and transaction prediction.
• Analyze data to drive business decisions.
• Experiment with Generative AI tools.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams.
• Shape company's data strategy.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analysis

AWS QuickSight

Power BI

Tableau

Data strategy

Generative AI tools

Tools

AWS Glue

AWS Athena

SageMaker

pandas

scikit-learn

Job description

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Cape Town to transform complex data into actionable insights. In this role, you'll design models for transaction prediction and loyalty optimisation within a fast-growing fintech environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, strong skills in Python and SQL, and familiarity with data visualization tools like AWS QuickSight and Power BI. The position offers a hybrid work model.