Daddy'sWallet - Lead Data Scientist/Machine Learning Scientist

As a part of the Data Science team, you will develop algorithms that leverage multiple data sources to guide (amongst other things) our underwriting process, credit risk assessment, marketing efforts, fraud identification, etc. Our long term vision is to leverage machine learning and NLP to gain a strong understanding of our customers underlying business and financial health, use that information to make smarter lending decisions, and help small businesses access and deploy capital more effectively.

A day in the life of a Data Scientist at Daddyswallet

Work with multiple, complex data sources such as financial transactions, credit bureau reports, social media behavior, and e-commerce data at large scale.

Build predictive models including (but not limited to) credit risk, fraud, marketing response & propensity

Perform thorough testing and validation of models, and support various aspects of the business with data analytics

Design, build, implement & test machine learning models, and ship deployment-ready versions into production

Build frameworks to test various risk strategies and portfolio optimization

Identify new data sources/patterns that add significant lift to predictive modeling capabilities

Develop innovative solutions to hard machine learning problems such as sample selection bias, and semi-supervised learning.

What it takes to be a Data Scientist at Daddyswallet

Strong background in applying statistical machine learning techniques to predictive modeling

Strong ability in at least one programming language, preferably python,R

Fluency in big data platforms such as MapReduce, Hive, Spark is a plus

Experience with text mining and statistical language processing is a plus

Bachelors Degree or above in Computer Science, Math or related disciplines

Relevant industry experience is a big plus

Some of the things we're looking for in you

Highly motivated to tackle multiple projects in parallel

Aptitude to independently learn new technologies

Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to share findings with a large, non-technical audience

You possess a generosity of spirit

An excellent communicator, teacher and student

A perfectionist who tempers it with deadlines