Data Scientist (Fintech)

Location: London, United Kingdom; office-based role in Central London with flexible working hours.

Company

hirify.global builds a financial platform with simple tools and human support for local businesses across Europe.

What you will do

• Build and test components of credit risk and pricing models under senior guidance.
• Explore internal and external data, clean datasets, and engineer features for model improvement.
• Analyse merchant behaviour, repayment performance, and product performance to answer business questions.
• Monitor model performance, identify drift, and investigate the factors driving changes.
• Support model deployment on the ML Platform and integration with the credit decisioning system.
• Document analyses and collaborate with Credit Strategy, Product, Engineering, and Data Engineering.

Requirements

• 0–2 years of experience in data science, quantitative analysis, or a related field.
• Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or another quantitative discipline.
• Solid understanding of statistics and core machine learning techniques.
• Working knowledge of Python and SQL, including experience with real-world datasets.
• Ability to explain analytical work clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Curious, pragmatic, commercially minded, and eager to learn from feedback.

Nice to have

• Exposure to credit risk modelling or financial services.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours arranged with the team.
• Health and life insurance, pension scheme, and 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Extended maternity and paternity leave options.
• WellHub access to gyms, therapy, meditation, and fitness and nutrition applications.
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme, daily office snacks, and a friendly informal office environment.