£90K/yr to £120K/yr
Cardiff, Wales
Permanent, Variable

Senior Data Scientist

Posted by Yolk Recruitment Ltd.

Data Scientist (Senior/Lead) - Salary is DOE, £90,000 - £120,000 / Flexible (Offices in Cardiff, Bristol or London)

I'm thrilled to be working with a Financial Services client focused on using AI tools and technology to make their customer's lives easier. When it comes to Financial admin making things quicker and as automated as possible is the dream and that is what this business is all about! This is a great opportunity to help them expand into larger markets along with streamlining their own processes.

This is what you'll be doing:

  • Develop and improve ML systems for transaction prediction.
  • Define and evaluate key financial metrics.
  • Implement and deploy ML algorithms.
  • Monitor ML model performance using BI tools.

The experience you'll bring to the team:

  • Proficiency in Python, including ML/DL frameworks (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow) and visualization libraries (e.g., Matplotlib, Seaborn).
  • Strong SQL skills and experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau).
  • Basic statistical analysis knowledge.
  • Experience in deploying production ML systems.
  • Familiarity with DevOps in a data science context (e.g., MLOps) is a plus.

Tools currently being used;

  • Python3, Numpy, Scipy, Xgboost
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker
  • MLOps: DVC, MLflow
  • BI: Terraform, Airflow, BigQuery
  • LLMs: GPT, Claude

And this is what you'll get in return:

Salary up to £120,000 dependant on experience

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And more!

Are you up to the challenge?

Contact Lewis Allen to find out more!

Please apply with a CV and a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role. We also have a referral scheme so if you know of someone who would be great for the role please get in touch.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.