Position Details

Salary $161K – $184K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 3+ years

Education Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Category Data & Analytics

About this role

Principal Associate, Data Science for US Card at Capital One; develop and deploy ML models across customer management use cases using Python/Scala/R, SQL, Spark, and AWS across multiple locations.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers; build ML models across development stages; leverage Python/Scala/R and SQL; utilize AWS/Spark/H2O; translate model outcomes into business goals

Technical Overview

Stack includes Python, Scala, R, SQL, Apache Spark, H2O; cloud on AWS; production ML lifecycle with time series, sentiment analysis, and deep learning; cross-functional collaboration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level data scientist with 3+ years of machine learning experience, strong Python/SQL skills, and AWS experience; ability to deliver ML solutions in a large-scale financial services environment.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field1+ year AWS experience3+ years Python/Scala/R3+ years machine learning3+ years SQL

Nice-to-Have Skills

Master's degree in STEM + 3 years analyticsPhD in STEMExperience with AWS (1+ year)

Required Skills

PythonScalaRSQLAWSAmazon Web ServicesApache SparkH2OCondaTime seriesSentiment analysisDeep learningConfusion matrixROC curve

Hard Skills

PythonScalaRSQLApache SparkH2OCondaAmazon Web ServicesAWSTime seriesSentiment analysisDeep learningConfusion matrixROC curve

Soft Skills

CommunicationInterpersonal skillsCollaborationAnalytical thinkingProblem solving

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech

Job Function Develop and deploy data science solutions for US Card using modern ML tools and cloud platforms

Role Subtype Data Scientist

Tech Domains Python, Amazon Web Services, Apache Spark, SQL / PostgreSQL, Machine Learning

Clearance & Visa

Visa Sponsorship Yes

Keywords for Your Resume

data sciencepythonscalarsqlawsamazon web servicesapache sparkh2ocondamachine learningtime seriessentiment analysisdeep learningconfusion matrixroc curvecross-functional collaborationreal-time decision makingdata analyticsPythonSQLAWSAmazon Web ServicesMachine LearningData ScienceApache SparkH2OCondaTime series

Deal Breakers

Lack of 3+ years ML experience, No experience with AWS, No quantitative degree

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