Senior Risk & Fraud Data Scientist, Algorithm

Airwallex3 months ago

Location

SG - Singapore

Type

Full Time

Level

Senior

Role

ML Engineer

Posted

Jan 27, 2026

Full TimeSenior

The role

Summary

Senior Risk & Fraud Data Scientist position at Airwallex focused on building machine learning solutions for international payment risk management. The role involves end-to-end ML development, from data engineering to model deployment, working with cross-functional teams to solve complex fraud detection problems in the fintech space.

What you'll do

Business Requirements Analysis: Analyze business requirements and translate them into machine learning problems

End-to-End ML Development: Work on data engineering, feature engineering, model training, and deployment

Issue Identification & Solutions: Identify issues and propose effective solutions through regular analysis

ML Platform Development: Develop machine learning platforms and tools to streamline ML workflows at Airwallex

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to apply models that solve business problems

Risk Model Implementation: Build industry-leading model systems for international payment risk domain

Business Impact Delivery: Deliver measurable business impact through end-to-end ML solutions

What we look for

Technical

ML Libraries ExperienceAt least 3+ years experience with common ML libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras

Programming ProficiencyProficient in coding languages such as Python and SQL

Payment Risk ExperienceExperience in payment risk or international e-commerce risk (preferred)

LLM ApplicationsExperience in applying LLMs to real-time risk management (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's DegreeBachelor's or above degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Experience

ML Engineering ExperienceMinimum 3+ years of hands-on experience with machine learning libraries and frameworks

Risk Management BackgroundPrevious experience in payment risk or fraud detection systems (advantageous)

Skills

Required skills

Python ProgrammingAdvanced proficiency in Python for ML development and data analysis

SQL Database SkillsStrong SQL skills for data querying and manipulation

Machine Learning Frameworks3+ years experience with scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras

Data EngineeringExperience in building data pipelines and feature engineering

Model DeploymentProduction ML model deployment and monitoring capabilities

Nice to have

Payment Risk DomainExperience in payment risk or international e-commerce risk management

LLM ApplicationsExperience applying Large Language Models to real-time risk scenarios

Cross-functional CollaborationAbility to work effectively with product, engineering, and business teams

MLOps PracticesKnowledge of ML platform development and workflow optimization

Compensation & benefits

Benefits

Global Team Collaboration

Work with 2,000+ innovative professionals across 26 offices worldwide

Career Growth

Accelerated learning and true ownership opportunities in a fast-growing fintech

Impact-Driven Work

Work on high-visibility problems with exceptional teammates

Innovation Focus

Access to cutting-edge AI and ML technologies for problem-solving

Diverse Environment

Equal opportunity employer valuing diversity and inclusion

Interview process

1
Initial Screening — Phone/video screening to assess basic qualifications and cultural fit
2
Technical Assessment — ML coding challenge focused on risk/fraud detection scenarios
3
System Design Interview — Design ML systems for real-time fraud detection at scale
4
Behavioral Interview — Assessment of collaboration skills and alignment with Airwallex values
5
Final Interview — Meet with senior team members and discuss specific risk management use cases