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Airwallex · 4 hours ago

Senior Data Scientist, Algorithm (Risk & Fraud)

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$146K/yr - $246K/yr
date3+ years exp

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, empowering over 200,000 businesses worldwide. The Senior Data Scientist will tackle machine learning problems in the international payment risk domain, implementing end-to-end ML solutions to deliver business impact.

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Responsibilities

Analyze business requirements and translate them into machine learning problems
Work on data engineering, feature engineering, model training, and deployment
Identify issues and propose effective solutions through regular analysis
Develop machine learning platforms and tools to streamline ML workflows at Airwallex
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to apply models that solve business problems

Qualification

Machine LearningPythonSQLML librariesPayment risk experienceCuriosityCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

At least 3+ years experienced with common ML libraries, such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, etc
Bachelor's or above degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Proficient in coding language such as Python and SQL

Preferred

Experience in payment risk or international e-commerce risk is a plus
Experience in applying LLMs to real-time risk management is a plus

Company

Airwallex

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Airwallex is a global payments and financial platform that provides business accounts, payment solutions, and spend management tools.
dateFounded in 2015
location
Singapore, Central Region, SGP
people-size1001-5000 employees
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http://www.airwallex.com

H1B Sponsorship

Airwallex has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (16)
2024 (6)
2022 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.53B
Key Investors
AdditionSquare Peg CapitalLone Pine Capital
2025-12-08Series G· $330M
2025-05-21Series F· $150M
2025-05-21Secondary Market· $150M

Leadership Team

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Jack Zhang
Co-Founder & CEO
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Jacob Dai
Co-Founder & CTO

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