Python
SQL
Applied Machine Learning Engineer
Overview
Wave is making Africa the first cashless continent by providing financial services that are no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere.
Job Description
Wave Mobile Money Inc. is a financial services company focused on making Africa the first cashless continent. They provide services that are no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere, even in places where electricity, water, and roads don't always work.
Responsibilities
- - Be part of a multidisciplinary team, working with engineers, data analysts, economists and a product manager
- - Focus on advanced analytics and machine learning problems, delivering them end-to-end independently
- - Prioritise work and shape your own approach in a way that maximises the positive impact on both users and the business
- - Engage not just with business metrics, but also collaborate closely with Operations teams to understand the real-world outcomes and impact of your work
Required Skills
- - Minimum Bachelor''s degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
- - 4+ years experience in applied data science or similar experience
- - Demonstrated experience with data analysis, machine learning and product A/B tests
- - Proficiency in applying machine learning methods to solve business problems
- - Very strong Python skills with expertise in data manipulation, analysis and machine learning
- - Must be comfortable writing code that runs in production
- - Competent in SQL
- - Solid foundation in probability and statistics
Benefits
- - Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents and retirement contributions
- - 6 months of fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance
- - Flexible vacation, with most folks taking between 21-30 days exclusive of statutory holidays
- - $10,000 annual charitable donation matching
About the company
We’re on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where over half the population has no bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere!
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