Data Scientist

Job Description

Data Scientist – AI & Machine Learning | FinTech Innovation

Location: Hybrid – Central London

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary £80,000+

My client, a leading fintech, is searching for a Data scientist to join their team. The client is backed by major banks and market leaders and is creating a collaborative, data-driven platform that connects firms and transforms risk control processes. They are now looking to add a further Data Scientist with a strong grasp of machine learning, LLMs, and graph-based methods to help us shape the future of risk intelligence.

About the Role

You’ll be at the forefront of AI innovation within their platform – identifying how ML and LLMs can improve both client-facing value and internal efficiency. You’ll work closely with an intellectually curious, cross-functional team to design and implement production-ready ML solutions, particularly around recommender systems, NLP, and advanced data pipelines.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Evolving and improving their recommender system methodology for better automation and alignment
• Exploring and applying state-of-the-art graph-based AI techniques
• Leveraging LLMs and unstructured data to extract meaningful insights
• Building prompt engineering strategies into our LLM-driven tools
• Writing production-grade Python code for ML pipelines
• Contributing to MLOps and LLMOps best practices

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in a Data Science or ML-focused role
• Strong understanding of recommender systems and statistical/ML techniques
• Experience working with natural data and LLMs
• Excellent Python programming skills and strong data visualisation/feature engineering experience
• A creative, research-driven mindset and a passion for exploring new data-driven use cases

Please apply for more information