Job Description
As a Data Scientist you’ll be part of a team that is working on cutting edge machine learning models. You will work side by side with Analysts and Machine Learning Engineers and take full ownership of your work – from the initial idea-generation phase to the implementation of the final product. Our ideal candidate is result-focused, innovative, has solid quantitative background and a good business understanding.
We are looking for a Data Scientist who will be:
- Working in a multi-disciplined team where you’ll take full ownership of turning discoveries and ideas into machine learning models.
- Prototyping diverse machine learning models, from credit scoring to recommendation engine.
- Researching & Development on how to improve our models, by using our vast amount and unique set of data.
- Actively contribute to taking Data Science at FinAccel to the next level.
Minimum Qualifications
We are excited to welcome dynamic robust Data Scientist who have :
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
- Masters, PhD or equivalent experience in a quantitative field (i.e). Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence).
- Capable to build robust end-to-end predictive models using the latest Machine Learning techniques and methodologies.
- Proficiency in Python or R.
- Exposure to RDBMS (i.e. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and No-SQL platforms (i.e. S3).
- Excellent English communication skills.
Bonus points (optional) for:
- Experience with alternate data to evaluate credit risk.
- Experience in building end-to-end Deep Learning and/or NLP models.
Perks and Benefits
- Free Lunch or Snacks
- Paid Sick Leave
- Stock Options
- Performance Bonus
- Paid Bereavement/Family Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Maternity & Paternity Leave
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, or Vision Plans
Jobs Summary
- Job Level
- Associate / Supervisor
- Job Category
- IT and Software
- Educational Requirement
- Bachelor's degree graduate
- Recruiter response to application
- Sometimes
- Office Address
- South Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
About FinAccel
FinAccel is a fun, fast growing company with lofty ambitions. Starting with instant ecommerce financing, we are on a goal to disrupt unsecured lending in Southeast Asia, one of the fastest growing economic regions globally. Our first product, Kredivo, which integrates at merchant checkout, qualifies ecommerce buyers for instant ecommerce purchase financing at rates which are much lower than consumer finance companies. We do this by using breakthrough technology and science to unlock unprecedented insights about credit risk and fraud from multiple data sources: phone, social networks, telco, financial and location data.
FinAccel is founded by an experienced and well rounded team: Akshay Garg (cofounder Komli Media), Umang Rustagi (McKinsey financial services) and Alie Tan (PicStory and Affle). The company is backed by some of the biggest investors in the region: Jungle Ventures, GMO, AlphaJWC and 500 Startups. The company has a flat, egalitarian structure, no politics, no BS; people who are problem solvers and execute fast will thrive here.
FinAccel is not for everyone. People who do well here tend to have a few qualities in common:
- Intelligent
- Intellectually curious
- High ownership over their work
- Strong communicators
- Biased for speed
- Team players
- Excited by an all-in work culture
- Motivated by building innovative products
We provide employees with a work environment which is:
- learning and execution oriented without any politics or excessive managerial overhead,
- where taking initiative is highly valued,
- where making mistakes is encouraged as long as you keep learning from them,
- one of the best compensation structures in the startup world (everyone is a shareholder in the company).
If you feel this is you, then we'd love to hear from you.