Senior Data Scientist, Payment Intelligence

About the role

As a Senior Data Scientist in the Payment Intelligence team, you will own the full lifecycle of algorithms that power a global payment network. You will partner with engineers, product managers, and designers to build and deploy high-performance models that improve payment success and prevent fraud.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of models at scale, from initial discovery and feature engineering to production, A/B testing and continuous monitoring.
• Collaborate with product and engineering peers to turn complex data into real-time, mission-critical fraud prevention solutions.
• Raise the team’s collective bar through hands-on technical leadership and knowledge sharing.
• Proactively research and integrate latest developments in ML and payer fraud prevention to drive innovation at GoCardless.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• BigQuery
• Google Cloud Platform
• Vertex AI
• Machine Learning
• Feature engineering
• A/B testing
• Fraud prevention

Nice to have

• Deep learning
• Graph-based models
• Sequence-based models
• Fintech
• Payments

Qualifications

• Degree or PhD in a STEM discipline
• Equivalent commercial experience

Benefits

• Medical cover
• Work away scheme
• Adaptive Working
• Parental leave
• Annual learning budget
• Holiday allowance
• Volunteer days
• Wellness days

About the Company

GoCardless is a global leader in bank payments, processing over US$130bn annually across 30+ countries. The company provides an end-to-end payment platform featuring AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud.