Nuvei

Data Scientist – Team Lead

Nuvei

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo • 🇮🇱 Israel

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudNumpyPandasPythonPyTorchScikit-LearnSparkTensorflow

About the role

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data scientists both methodologically and technically to deliver high-impact projects aligned with Nuvei’s business objectives.
  • Design, implement, and optimize classic machine learning models to solve complex business problems.
  • Apply gradient boosting techniques (e.g., XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost) to enhance predictive accuracy and model robustness.
  • Drive the exploration and integration of Generative AI applications, including Large Language Models (LLMs) to create innovative solutions for Nuvei’s products and services.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, business) to translate business requirements into actionable data science projects.
  • Establish best practices for model development, validation, deployment, and monitoring in production environments.
  • Promote a data-driven culture, encouraging experimentation, sharing of knowledge, and adoption of state-of-the-art technologies.
  • Communicate project progress, insights, and results to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field; a PhD is an advantage.
  • 5+ years of experience in data science roles, with at least 2 years in a team lead position.
  • Proven expertise in classic machine learning algorithms and techniques, including regression, classification, clustering, and feature engineering.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with gradient boosting frameworks such as XGBoost, LightGBM, and CatBoost.
  • Demonstrated success in designing, deploying, and scaling Generative AI applications (e.g., LLMs) in real-world scenarios.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and proficiency with data science libraries (scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and MLOps tools for model deployment and monitoring in production.
  • Knowledge and experience in Databricks and Spark.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative environment.
  • Experience in handling big data of billions of observations.
Benefits
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Office and home hybrid working
  • Global bonus plan
  • Volunteering programs
  • Prime location office close to Tel Aviv train station

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
machine learninggradient boostingXGBoostLightGBMCatBoostdata scienceregressionclassificationclusteringfeature engineering
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementcollaborationinnovationmentoringdata-driven cultureexperimentationknowledge sharingproject management
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePhD