Senior Data Scientist

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This role is for a Senior Data Scientist with a contract length of "unknown," offering a pay rate of "unknown." Key skills include Python, machine learning, NLU, and data engineering. A Bachelor's or Master's degree is required, with 7+ years of relevant experience.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 11, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
Unknown
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
San Francisco Bay Area
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Docker #Mathematics #Containers #Data Engineering #REST API #REST (Representational State Transfer) #Python #Data Science #Deep Learning #Kubernetes #Visualization #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #ML (Machine Learning) #NLU (Natural Language Understanding) #Data Modeling #Computer Science #GraphQL #Deployment #Predictive Modeling #Programming #Data Architecture
Role description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Scientist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of statistical modeling, machine learning, and data engineering, and will apply these skills to solve complex business problems and drive strategic decision-making.

Required Qualifications:

   • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a Master’s degree (or higher) in Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a closely related field. A PhD is preferred.

   • At least 7 years of hands-on experience in machine learning, deep learning, and predictive modeling in a commercial setting.

   • Prior experience with ML is required.

   • Proficiency in Python programming is required.

   • Deep understanding of Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Computer Vision, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, and advanced Data Science methodologies.

   • Skilled in extracting insights from text data, including handling non-language tokens.

   • Capable of performing thorough error analysis of models and clearly communicating findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

   • Able to apply image annotation concepts to text analysis tasks.

   • Expertise in dimensionality reduction techniques (e.g., PCA) and able to articulate their impact.

   • Strong understanding of model interpretability what contributes to model performance and how to optimize it.

   • Experience with modern deployment and delivery technologies including Kubernetes, Containers, Docker, REST APIs, GraphQL, and Event Streams.

Preferred qualifications:

   • Experience applying discrete mathematics, differential equations, deterministic and probabilistic models to real-world problems particularly within Finance, FinTech, or scoring systems.

   • Experience in Software Development, Data Engineering, or Data Science programming is highly desirable.

   • Expertise in interpreting and validating models through statistical methods, classical machine learning, deep learning architectures, and cutting-edge techniques like Transformer models and attention mechanisms.

   • Strong capabilities in data modeling, querying, structuring, and designing data architectures.

   • Familiarity with risk assessment frameworks and credit risk modeling.

   • Experience within Finance or FinTech domains is a strong plus.