Senior Data Scientist, Machine Learning

Summary

Join Varo, a leading fintech bank, as a Machine Learning Lead in Fraud Detection. You will spearhead the design, development, and optimization of ML-based fraud models, ensuring customer access to product features while maintaining security. Collaborate with stakeholders and engineers to deploy and monitor models, and mentor junior team members. This role requires 4+ years of experience in developing ML applications for fraud or risk, a Ph.D. or equivalent in a related field, and a strong bias for action. The salary range is $160,000 - $180,000 annually. Varo is a fast-growing, innovative company committed to financial inclusion and offers a collegial work environment.

Requirements

• 4+ years of expertise in developing ML industry applications for fraud or risk applications
• Demonstrated experience and/or interest in building fraud detection machine learning models
• Ph.D. or equivalent in Computer Science, Statistics, or related field
• Strong bias for action and team player
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts within the organization to drive the design, development, optimization, and productionization of ML-based fraud models
• Enable customers to have broader access to risky product features by designing a fraud system that balances precision of detection with customer experience and growth
• Work with stakeholders in the fraud organization to identify opportunities for driving business value with ML
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the engineering team to deploy models and monitor outcomes
• Guide and mentor junior machine learning scientists and engineers

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with Sagemaker, Spark, TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorch

Benefits

$160,000 - $180,000 a year