Data Scientist, Remitly
Core AI/ML
Office located in Burnaby, British Columbia
International payments company
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International payments company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Office located in Burnaby, British Columbia
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.
Role
Who you are
- Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
- 2+ years of industry experience in data science, analytics, applied statistics, or a related field
- Strong proficiency in SQL and working proficiency in Python, with the ability to write clear, reproducible data analysis code
- Solid understanding of experimentation and statistical analysis, including hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and metric interpretation
- Experience working with messy real-world data to uncover meaningful insights
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, or Machine Learning partners
- Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non technical audiences, explaining results, assumptions, and limitations
- Exposure to causal inference, forecasting, or optimization techniques is a plus
What the job involves
- As a Data Scientist at Remitly, you will contribute to data-driven decision-making across product and business domains
- Data Scientists work hand-in-hand with Machine Learning Engineers and partner closely with Product, Analytics, and Engineering to shape AI/ML products through rigorous analytics, experimentation, and modeling
- We work horizontally across domains at Remitly, including Global Money Movement, Treasury, Identity & Trust, Promotions, Referrals, and more
- We are looking for a Data Scientist who can independently execute well-scoped analysis and modeling work, apply sound statistical reasoning, and clearly communicate insights, while continuing to grow depth in causal thinking and applied modeling
- Execute the end-to-end lifecycle of data science projects for well-defined problems, including exploratory data analysis, modeling, evaluation, and communication of results
- Partner with Machine Learning Engineers to support production models through offline analysis, feature and label exploration, evaluation metrics, and monitoring insights
- Contribute to estimating opportunity size and expected impact for AI and data initiatives to help inform prioritization
- Apply standard experimentation and causal analysis techniques to measure impact, with guidance on more complex designs
- Design, analyze, and interpret A/B tests, including metric selection, bias checks, and interpretation of results
- Translate analytical findings into clear, actionable insights for product and business partners
- Build and maintain reproducible analytical workflows and datasets that support reliable experimentation and decision-making
- Participate in analysis and design reviews, incorporating feedback to improve analytical quality and rigor
Our take
Since its inception in 2011, Remitly has focussed on helping immigrants to send money across the world faster, cheaper and easier. The company has grown exponentially since then and now operates across multiple continents. Remitly put down most of its success on putting its customers first.
The emergence of digital banks with low transaction fees cross-country has increased competition in a space where Remitly was dominant for many years. The company must continue to innovate its product to ensure it is the go-to place for these types of payments.
That said, Remitly continues to partner with exciting companies and improve their service for loyal customers. The company is setting its sights beyond its core remittance service, such as through the introduction of Passbook, an app that allows customers to access digital banking through a partner bank.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Jul 2020
$85m
LATE VC
Jul 2019
$135m
SERIES E
Total funding: $435.8m
Company benefits
- Spend up to $1,000 per year on costs related to continuing education or on travel to countries Remitly serves, allowing you to gain insights to our customer’s journeys
- All of our office spaces offer our employees a place to collaborate and celebrate. With locally sourced artwork and vibrant designs, they create an environment that all can enjoy
- Fill your cup up outside of work and take advantage of our generous paid time off policies, leave policies, and flex working hours to ensure you are able to meet the demands of life outside of work
- Tap into the learning routines, resources and affinity groups Remitly provides to help you further your own DEI journey
- Contribute to the communities we serve through volunteering, employee giving, or civic advocacy
- Remitly provides rich benefit plans intended to cover the needs of our diverse teammates
Company HQ
Central Business District, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Matt Oppenheimer
(CEO & Co-Founder)After completing an M.B.A from Harvard Business School he worked as a Director for Barclays before founding Remitly in 2011.
Josh Hug
(Vice Chair & Co-Founder)He was a Director at Real Networks for 7 years before co-founding Shelfari, which was acquired by Amazon as he stayed onboard to run it as CEO.
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