Data Scientist
Mastercard · New York, NY · 2 mo ago
HybridEngineering$138k–$221k/yrFull-time
About the role
We are looking for a Data Scientist with a strong foundation in both data science and data engineering. This role requires someone who can not only build predictive models but also design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Develop, validate, and deploy machine learning models for business use cases
- Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover trends, patterns, and insights
- Apply statistical techniques to solve complex business problems
- Communicate findings clearly to stakeholders using visualizations and reports
- Design and run A/B tests and experiments
- Build and maintain scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT)
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and reliability across systems
- Optimize data workflows and processing performance
- Partner with product, engineering, and business teams to define data-driven solutions
- Translate business requirements into technical implementations
- Deploy models into production and monitor their performance
- Contribute to best practices in documentation, and reproducibility
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field
- Multiple years of professional experience in data science and/or data engineering roles
- Strong programming skills in SQL and Python is required
- Hands-on experience with traditional machine learning frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
- Solid understanding of statistics and probability
Qualifications
- Machine Learning & Statistical Modeling
- Data Engineering & Pipeline Development
- SQL & Data Manipulation
- Cloud & Big Data Technologies (Spark, Hadoop)
- Problem-solving and critical thinking
- Strong communication skills
Skills
- Machine Learning & Statistical Modeling
- Data Engineering & Pipeline Development
- SQL & Data Manipulation
- Cloud & Big Data Technologies (Spark, Hadoop)
- Problem-solving and critical thinking
- Strong communication skills
Benefits
- Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
- Flexible spending account and health savings account
- Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
- 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
- 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
- 401k with a best-in-class company match
- Deferred compensation for eligible roles
- Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
- Eligibility for tuition reimbursement
- Many more
Pay
- San Francisco, California: $138,000 - $221,000 USD
- New York City, New York: $138,000 - $221,000 USD
Schedule
- Full-time
Benefits
- Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
- Flexible spending account and health savings account
- Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
- 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
- 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
- 401k with a best-in-class company match
- Deferred compensation for eligible roles
- Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
- Eligibility for tuition reimbursement
- Many more