Position- Senior Data Scientist

Location- Gurgaon

Job Description:

The Role:
We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to build and deploy machine learning models that power fraud detection, risk scoring, and credit decisioning for our fintech and banking partners.
You will own the end-to-end model lifecycle, from data exploration and feature engineering to deployment, monitoring, and iteration, while working closely with engineering and product teams.

What You'll Do
Develop machine learning and statistical models for fraud prevention, risk scoring, and credit underwriting
Analyze large-scale behavioral and transactional datasets to identify patterns, anomalies, and emerging fraud trends
Design and run experiments to evaluate, compare, and improve model performance
Partner with engineering to deploy models into production and ensure they are reliable, observable, and performant at scale
Monitor live models for drift and degradation,



and lead retraining and improvement cycles
Collaborate with product and risk teams to translate business problems into modeling solutions

What We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field
5+ years of experience in data science, with exposure to fintech or financial services preferred
Robust expertise in Python and SQL, and hands-on experience with ML frameworks such as scikitlearn, XGBoost, PyTorch, or TensorFlow
Solid foundation in classical machine learning, statistical modeling, and experiment design
Experience taking models from notebook to production, including monitoring and iteration
Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

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