Data Scientist

TekFriday Processing Solutions Pvt Ltd

We are looking for a data-driven and impact-oriented Credit Risk Data Scientist to join our high-performance fintech team. This role sits at the intersection of risk, product, and growth, where you will design and deploy intelligent credit decisioning systems that directly influence business outcomes.

What We Expect You To Do

Build, validate, and deploy real-time credit risk and fraud detection models to support underwriting decisions
Work with large-scale, imbalanced datasets to extract meaningful risk insights
Develop thin-file / new-to-credit models using alternative data sources (mobile, transactional, behavioural signals)
Optimize credit underwriting strategies including approval rates, credit limits, and pricing decisions
Design and execute A/B experiments to improve portfolio performance while maintaining risk thresholds
Continuously monitor model performance, stability, and drift; recommend recalibration strategies
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Growth teams to integrate models into scalable APIs and decision systems
Build and maintain automated data pipelines and model retraining workflows
Balance risk vs. growth trade-offs, aligning with business objectives in a fintech lending environment
Translate complex analytical outputs into clear business recommendations for stakeholders