Lead Data Scientist

Middesk
New York, CA
Category Engineering
Remote
Job Description
Middesk is looking for a hands-on applied ML expert to help build the technical foundation for AI-driven applications that streamline customer workflows, focusing on business onboarding. The ideal candidate has shipped external-facing models in the risk/fraud space and has experience with imbalanced data, low labels, and changing behavior. This is a highly technical, hands-on role with wide influence on how we design, build, and scale ML at Middesk.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of production ML experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Building Production ML for risk, fraud, credit, or trust & safety
  • Knowledge graph applications
  • Entity resolution for business or individual identities
  • Expertise in classification with real-world ML challenges
  • Hands-on ML infrastructure experience: feature stores, model management, ML training/serving pipelines
  • Comfort as a senior IC: setting technical direction, mentoring peers, and establishing best practices
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