UST · 13 hours ago
Senior Data Scientist
Washington, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $195K/yr
10+ years expUST is a mission-driven company that transforms lives through the power of technology. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist to design, build, and optimize Generative AI and multimodal foundation models for enterprise fintech applications, while leading experimentation to evaluate model accuracy and scalability.
ConsultingInformation ServicesInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Design, build, and optimize Generative AI, LLM, and multimodal foundation models for enterprise fintech applications
Fine-tune or adapt open-source and proprietary models
Build high-performance models for NLP, document intelligence, anomaly detection, risk scoring, predictive analytics, and decisioning use cases
Lead experimentation to evaluate model accuracy, scalability, and fairness
Partner with engineering teams to deploy models on cloud-based ML pipelines (Azure, AWS) & data platforms (Databricks & Snowflake)
Work with large-scale structured and unstructured datasets across the payments and financial ecosystem
Implement model monitoring, drift detection, and continuous retraining strategies
Evaluate and operationalize new AI technologies, foundation model architectures, responsible AI frameworks, and emerging research
Qualification
Required
Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related field
10+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying machine learning models in production
Proven expertise with LLMs, transformer architectures, transfer learning, and model fine-tuning
Strong proficiency in Python, PyTorch or TensorFlow, and ML libraries such as Transformers
Experience with cloud ML platforms, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and MLOps tools
Solid understanding of statistical modeling, optimization, and evaluation methodologies
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in cross-functional, fast-paced environments
Preferred
Experience working in fintech, payments, banking, or fraud/risk environments
Background in vector databases, RAG pipelines, and knowledge graph integration
Experience with data privacy, model governance, and Responsible AI frameworks
Contributions to open-source AI/ML communities or research publications
Benefits
10 days of paid vacation per year
6 days of paid sick leave each year
10 paid holidays
Paid bereavement leave
Jury duty
401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Basic life insurance
Accidental death and disability insurance
Short- and long-term disability benefits
Voluntary short-term disability benefits
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Company
UST
UST is a Digital Transformations Solutions Provider.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$250MKey Investors
Temasek Holdings
2018-06-27Private Equity· $250M
Leadership Team
Krishna Sudheendra
CEO
Alexander Varghese
Chief Administrative Officer & COO
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