Lead Data Scientist México

Mexico City - Mexico

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Us

Nu is one of the largest digital financial platforms in the world with more than 122 million customers across Brazil Mexico and Colombia. Guided by our mission to fight complexity and empower people we are redefining financial services in Latin America and this is still just the beginning of the purple future were building.

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NU) we combine proprietary technology data intelligence and an efficient operating model to deliver financial products that are simple accessible and human.

Our impact has been recognized by global rankings such as Time 100 Companies Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies and Forbes Worlds Best Bank. Visit our institutional page the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and driven Data Scientist to join our team. This role focuses on applying innovative machine learning methodologies to our risk model and developing causal machine learning approaches for the initial line assignment workflow.

You will be responsible for

Translate business challenges into specific and well-designed machine learning solutions that meet business requirements;
Integrate and leverage external data sources to feed our models;
Ensure the team maintains a high level of technical excellence;
Contribute to a technical culture in the local team.
Bring expertise to the team to help design projects across the many areas involved in building machine learning products (training deployment data consistency monitoring governance etc.)

We are looking for a person who has

Strong coding skills Python/Scala or equivalent languages;
Experimental design skills;
Ability to interact and communicate effectively with business and engineering;
Good understanding of model development and deployment pipeline;
Experience with machine learning tools and libraries such as Scikit-learn Mllib and etc;
Nice data handling skills Spark Dataframes or SQL proficiency is a plus;
English language proficiency.

Local Benefits

Chance of earning equity at Nu
Extended maternity and paternity leaves
Health and life insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
NuCare - Our mental health and wellness assistance program
Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
NuLanguage - Our language learning program
Holiday Bonus (Aguinaldo) of 30 days of pay per year
17 days of paid vacation with 25% vacation bonus
Gym partnership
Food card
Work-from-home Allowance
Parental Consultancy
Relocation Assistance Package if applicable

Work Model for this Role

Hybrid 2-3 times/week: Our hybrid work model brings us to the office at least twice a week on strategic days designed to maximize team connection and collaboration. For more details visit

About UsNu is one of the largest digital financial platforms in the world with more than 122 million customers across Brazil Mexico and Colombia. Guided by our mission to fight complexity and empower people we are redefining financial services in Latin America and this is still just the beginning of...