we are looking for a Data Researcher.
As a Data Researcher, you will be responsible for the core asset of the company - ensuring the ongoing accuracy and superior performance of what is widely recognized as the industry's leading e-commerce fraud decisioning system.
You will be empowered and expected to constantly innovate, devising smart logical and technical solutions to address real and evolving business challenges faced by the world's largest and most sophisticated online retailers, who constitute our primary clientele.
In this capacity, your work will also include some direct engagement with these key customers, providing analytical insights and helping to tailor solutions to their specific needs.
You will join a dynamic department with a deeply ingrained culture of striving for excellence and being the best in our field.
We foster an informal, collaborative environment where your contributions are highly valued.
This role offers significant growth opportunities, with clear pathways for advancement in both managerial and senior individual contributor (IC) capacities, allowing you to shape your career based on your strengths and aspirations. Your work will directly influence our product, protect our customers, and help define the future of trust in digital commerce.
What you'll be doing:
Invent, design, implement, and refine our systems core decisioning logic and models in a live production environment.
Conduct in-depth research into complex fraud patterns, adversarial networks, and emerging global threats.
Leverage rich datasets to derive actionable insights, develop new system components, and advance our feature engineering processes.
Develop, prototype, and automate new tools and processes to enhance the precision and scale of our systems.
Collaborate with a world-class team of Data Scientists, Analysts, Researchers, and Engineers to develop the next generation of AI technology.
Requirements: Relevant experience (one of the below)
At least 2 years of hands-on experience in quantitative research/data science, or a related role involving production-oriented data analytics and hypothesis-led research.
MSc or PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Physics, Economics, Neuroscience, Biotechnology, Computer Science, etc.).
Strong analytical and logical reasoning skills with a proven ability to dissect and solve highly complex problems.
Extensive experience working with large datasets using scripting languages (e.g., Python, R, or Matlab).
Excellent communication skills ability to articulate complex technical concepts and research findings to diverse audiences.
Bonus points for:
Experience with SQL and big data technologies (e.g., Spark).
Deep familiarity with machine learning concepts and practice
Risk / Intelligence experience
This position is open to all candidates.