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Websitefraugster.com
Typefull-time
Role taxonomyData / Analytics
SpecialtiesData Science
LocationOn-site
Salary
Apply viaEmailjobs@fraugster.com
Hiring notesSponsors visas.
TechML/AI
Posted byJanoschF
PostedNov 2, 2016
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Original posting

Data Scientist (f/m) Berlin, Germany, ONSITE, Full time, We support VISA Job description: As a data scientist you're positioned at a crucial intersection of the company - infusing human intelligence into machine-learning algorithms. Your day-to-day work will be about translating fuzzy human behavior into clear code, enhancing our algorithms' overall performance. You'll be working alongside risk experts, developers and business stake-holders, reporting directly to the CTO. Among others, your responsibilities would include: -You will design, develop and implement algorithm improvements into our core engine, allowing it to reach new accuracy levels, combining statistical and behavioral machine learning methods -You will tackle the most complex data-enrichment challenges requiring a deep understanding of the fraud domain as well as a well-rounded technical skill-set -You will identify, acquire and implement new data sources to feed the core engine Skills & Requirements: -You are an excellent communicator that can translate business needs to code and vice versa. You can clearly articulate statistical modeling and machine-learning techniques to non-experts. -You have at least a Master's degree in physics, computer science, applied mathematics, engineering or a related field -You have at least 5 years of professional work experience, where you were required to solve analytical problems using quantitative approaches. Past experience in Cyber-Security, FinTech or eCommerce is a big plus. -A strong passion for empirical research and for answering hard questions with data -You have mastered at least one data analysis tool: R, Matlab, or SAS -Very good familiarity with relational databases and SQL -Experience working with distributed computing tools is a plus (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, etc.) -Experience with C++/GoLang is a big plus -Business fluent in English What we offer: -A dynamic, young, highly motivated and international team with flat hierarchies -Fun, creative and focused teams committed to learning and problem-solving through collaboration -Competitive remuneration package -Office located in the heart of Berlin We are looking forward to receiving your applicatio: jobs@fraugster.com.