Senior Data Scientist - Credit Risk Modeler - Databricks
MuttdataΒ·1 day ago
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At Muttdata, we build innovative Data Products and Machine Learning solutions that help companies solve complex business challenges. As a fast-growing, remote-first startup, we're passionate about technology, collaboration, and continuous learning.
This opportunity is with a leading multinational beverage company based in Mexico City.
We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist - Credit Risk Modeler to join our team πΆπ. You'll inherit, maintain, and evolve our Credit Score model (Hit / No Hit), applying credit-risk modeling expertise to segment the portfolio by probability of default and enable dynamic credit lines.
This role works closely with data and platform teams, taking ownership of a live financial model and evolving it responsibly. Strong statistical rigor, business understanding of credit risk, and ownership are essential to succeed in this fast-paced, collaborative environment.
π What We Do
- Leveraging our expertise, we build modern Machine Learning systems for demand planning and budget forecasting.
- Developing scalable data infrastructures, we enhance high-level decision-making, tailored to each client.
- Offering comprehensive Data Engineering and custom AI solutions, we optimize cloud-based systems.
- Using Generative AI, we help e-commerce platforms and retailers create higher-quality ads, faster.
- Building deep learning models, we enhance visual recognition and automation for various industries, improving product categorization, quality control, and information retrieval.
- Developing recommendation models, we personalize user experiences in e-commerce, streaming, and digital platforms, driving engagement and conversions.
π Our Partnerships
- Amazon Web Services
- Astronomer
- Databricks
π Our Values
Responsibilities π€
- Take ownership of the existing model (tree ensembles / gradient boosting), retrain it, and incorporate new features (e.g., digital payments, CISP).
- Evaluate performance (AUC-ROC, F1, probability calibration) and segment risk levels AβF aligned with credit standards.
- Calculate dynamic credit lines and expected loss (risk exposure), integrating score, potential, and sales history.
- Package the model under the MFL framework (PyFunc, model_card, tests) for productionization.
Required Skills π
- Proven experience in credit risk / scoring models and supervised machine learning.
- Python (scikit-learn, XGBoost), statistics, model validation, and MLflow.
- Understanding of risk metrics (PD, expected loss, exposure).
Nice to Have Skills π
- Experience in financial services, credit bureaus, or commercial credit portfolios.
- Experience developing AI agents / agentic infrastructure (e.g. Mosaic AI Agent Framework, agent orchestration, MCP).
Market context
Measured from remote postings we have tracked ourselves β not self-reported survey data.
What Senior Data Science roles in Americas pay
- 25th
- $114k
- Median
- $145k
- 75th
- $181k
Based on 4,088 comparable postings with disclosed salaries, last 12 months.
How Muttdata is hiring
- Last 90 days
- 21 roles
- Total tracked
- 62
- Hiring across
- 5 job families
Tracked since March 2023.