Lead Data Scientist

We’re looking for a Lead Data Scientist to help us gain useful insight into data in The Netherlands. Sprinque is on a mission to help businesses grow safely in a digital world. We are making it possible for businesses to pay for purchases on terms that suit them, and to enable merchants to use credit and payments as a strategic tool to build a thriving B2B e-commerce business.

You will:

1. Build the core risk assessment models powering the underwriting function. The outputs of these models will determine who we lend to, how much we lend, and what terms we offer. Anti-fragility is the name of the game for our credit portfolio.
2. Build strong foundational models for fraud prevention and monitoring.
3. Own the process E2E – from data cleaning & experimentation to model deployment, validation, and monitoring.
4. Proactively seek out & tap into new data sources, such as credit bureau reports, social media presence, location-based data, and digital footprint data satellite/street views. Integrate promising, relevant data sources into our production pipeline.
5. Collaborate closely with:
   1. Engineering: to shape and improve our data engine
   2. Risk & Credit: to shape our underwriting strategy and ensure we're compliant
   3. Product: to provide data insights to make data-driven decisions that shape the future of our product.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Data science or machine learning in a real production setting
• You’re driven by curiosity and experimentation to seek out new sources and ways of underwriting credit for businesses.
• We love and work with Python a lot, you need to have experience with a core ML library (i.e., PyTorch, TF, Keras) and the Python DS stack (Pandas, Scikit, etc.).
• Experience working with relational databases, especially Postgres.
• Prior experience building risk models for underwriting.
• Prior experience at a high-growth, fast-paced startup.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary of €85- 110K per year (the offered package will depend on your relevant experience)
• Cool tech gear - Macbook pro or something similar
• Attractive ESOP Participation Plan - Success is always shared.
• Remote work setup and allowance (we also have a cool Amsterdam office to work from!)
• Paid Time Off 🏝
• Work From Home 🏡 - Because it's 2022.
• Training & Development Allowances - Always be learning.