OpalSoft

Senior Data Scientist

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This role is for a Senior Data Scientist with 5+ years of experience in ML and statistics, focused on identity and fraud solutions. Contract length is unspecified, with a remote work location and a pay rate of "unknown." Key skills include Python, SQL, and AWS proficiency.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
May 2, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Sunnyvale, CA
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Deployment #ML (Machine Learning) #Pandas #Looker #Snowflake #Statistics #R #PyTorch #Anomaly Detection #Storytelling #Monitoring #Python #Data Science #SQL (Structured Query Language) #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Java #TensorFlow #Cloud #Data Storytelling
Role description
We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist who loves building models that actually ship. If you thrive at the intersection of statistical rigor, production ML, and real business impact - this role is for you. What you'll do: • Build and tune statistical and ML models that solve identity and fraud problems at a massive scale • Monitor deployed models in production — catch drift early, recommend retraining, keep performance sharp • Translate model outputs into clear recommendations for product and business teams • Work side-by-side with ML Engineers from research through deployment • Help shape customers' data science standards and playbooks What you'll bring: • 5+ years applying ML and statistics to real business problems • Master's or PhD in Statistics, CS, Data Science, or equivalent experience • Strong Python (pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow) and SQL (Snowflake) • Experience with production ML environments — deployment, APIs, monitoring • AWS cloud proficiency • Excellent communication skills — you can explain a model to an engineer and a CFO Nice to have: • Fraud detection, anomaly detection, or identity verification domain experience • Familiarity with Looker for dashboards and data storytelling • Graph ML or network analysis experience • Experience with Go, R, or Java #DataScience #MachineLearning #DataScientist #IdentityVerification #Fintech #MLOps #Python #Hiring #TechJobs #RemoteWork #NowHiring