Remitly · 2 hours ago
Senior Data Scientist - Core AI/ML
Seattle, Washington United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expRemitly is on a mission to transform lives by providing trusted financial services that transcend borders. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will drive data-driven decision-making across various product and business domains, collaborating closely with Machine Learning Engineers and other teams to shape AI/ML products through analytics and modeling.
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Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end lifecycle of data science work, from problem formulation and exploratory data analysis to modeling, evaluation, and communication of results
Partner with Machine Learning Engineers to support production models through offline analysis, feature & label recommendations, evaluation strategy, and monitoring insights
Estimate opportunity size for AI initiatives to help prioritize work based on expected business impact
Apply causal inference techniques, including quasi-experimental methods, to evaluate real world impact when randomized experiments are not feasible
Ensure and uplevel quality standards for experiment design, diagnosis, and analysis
Translate complex analytical and modeling outcomes into clear narratives that influence product and business decisions
Develop and maintain robust analytical and modeling workflows that enable reproducible experimentation and reliable evaluation of impact
Mentor junior Data Scientists, contribute to design and analysis reviews, and uphold a high bar for analytical quality and scientific rigor
Qualification
Required
Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
4+ years of industry experience in data science, applied statistics, or a related field
Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, with the ability to write clean, reproducible, and well-tested data science code
Expertise in experimentation and statistical analysis, including metric selection, bias diagnosis, and result interpretation
Strong analytical intuition and experience working with messy real-world data to uncover meaningful insights
Experience partnering cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Machine Learning teams to drive impact
Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non technical audiences, explaining tradeoffs, uncertainty, and assumptions
Preferred
Experience with one or more of causal inference, forecasting, or numerical optimization is strongly preferred
Company
Remitly
Remitly is a mobile payments service that enables users to make person-to-person international money transfers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (76)
2024 (54)
2023 (59)
2022 (42)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.08BKey Investors
JP MorganVisaPayU GPO
2025-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $550M
2023-01-20Post Ipo Equity· $6.74M
2021-09-23IPO
Leadership Team
Matthew Oppenheimer
Chief Executive Officer
Vikas Mehta
Chief Financial Officer
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