Data Scientist II

Data Scientist II Mexico City, Mexico; Apply The Data Science team at Signifyd builds the models that power our fraud detection engine. Our machine learning pipeline keeps us one step ahead of fraudsters and their constantly evolving tactics and our research and experiments develop into new products that improve the merchant payments experience. We expect our data scientists to be hands-on.  We carry solutions from a brainstorm to experimentation and all the way to deployment. We’re a varied group with a diversity of strengths -- some team members came to us from academic backgrounds, others from engineering, some from big companies and some from small, but all of us are curious and collaborative. We are looking for someone who embodies our company values : Curious and Hungry:  Be willing to do research and design experiments by being hands-on Tenacious: Creating something new is hard work, and our Data Scientist team never gives up Customer Passion: Be the backbone to our platform, and help us stay ahead of fraudsters Design for Scale: Work with the rest of the Data Science team to make fraud protection at scale possible Agile: Some days you may spend doing research and designing experiments while others are spent using your analytical toolbox to surface insights into real-time fraud attacks. Roll Up Your Sleeves: Partner closely internally to learn from others, and succeed as a team How you’ll have an impact: Building production machine learning models that identify fraud Designing new algorithms that optimize all the key components of the Signifyd Commerce Protection Platform Writing production and offline analytical code in Python and Java Researching real-time emerging fraud patterns with the Risk Analysis team Working with distributed data pipelines Communicating complex ideas effectively to a variety of audiences Collaborating with engineering teams to continuously strengthen our machine learning pipeline Mentoring other members of the team Past experience you’ll need: Bachelor's degree in computer science, applied mathematics, economics, or an analytical field An advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D) in an analytical field is a plus At least 3+ years of experience Hands-on statistical analysis with a solid fundamental understanding Designing experiments and collecting data Writing code and reviewing others’ in a shared codebase, preferably in Python and Java Practical SQL knowledge Familiarity with the Linux command line Fluent in English Experience we love to see: Data analysis in a distributed environment Passion for writing well-tested production-grade code Using visualizations to communicate analytical results to stakeholders outside your team Working directly with Go-to-Market teams  Previous work in fraud, payments, or e-commerce Check out how Data Science is powering the new era of Ecommerce   Check out our Director of Data Science featured in Built In #LI-Remote We want to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. 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