Mitek Systems - Machine Learning Scientist

• A Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience. • Skills and expertise typically gained through approximately 5 years of experience as a Data Scientist, Applied ML Scientist, or in a comparable role. • Strong knowledge of statistical methods, supervised machine learning, and model evaluation, particularly for highly imbalanced classification problems. • Hands-on experience in feature engineering and machine learning model development using complex behavioral, relational, or contextual data. • Strong programming and analytical skills using Python, PySpark, and SQL. • Experience working with cloud-based machine learning and data infrastructure. • What Would Be Nice • Experience in fraud detection, financial crime, payments, digital identity, risk, or Trust & Safety. • Knowledge of advanced machine learning approaches such as graph-based methods, representation learning, or causal AI. • Experience with modern data lakehouse or real-time data technologies such as Apache Iceberg or Apache Pinot. • Experience taking machine learning solutions from experimentation into scalable production environments. • Confidence working in Linux environment. • A pragmatic and hands-on machine learning practitioner who focuses on solving meaningful business problems rather than adding unnecessary model complexity. • Naturally curious, with a passion for discovering patterns and relationships in data and experimenting with new approaches. • Comfortable using data and evidence to challenge assumptions and influence technical and product decisions. • Collaborative and willing to share knowledge, mentor colleagues, and contribute to continuous improvement. • A confident communicator with strong spoken and written English skills. • Comfortable collaborating with distributed teams across different offices and time zones. • Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work autonomously while contributing positively to a team. • What Success Looks Like • Deliver measurable impact: Develop and improve machine learning models that strengthen fraud detection, support more accurate decisions, and deliver tangible business value. • Turn insights into innovation: Identify meaningful patterns, behaviors, and relationships in complex datasets and translate them into effective fraud detection signals. • Build reliable, explainable ML solutions: Create models that are robust, interpretable, and evaluated against realistic production conditions. • Take ideas into production: Work closely with Data Engineering to transform promising ML experiments into scalable, maintainable solutions. • Drive continuous improvement: Use experimentation, production feedback, and emerging ML techniques to improve model performance and fraud decisioning. • Make an impact through collaboration: Partner with Product, Fraud Domain Experts, and technical teams to solve complex challenges, share knowledge, and advance ML best practices. • €50,000 - €70,000 a year • We are proud to offer competitive salary ranges aligned to industry standards. Please note that our ranges are representative and individual compensation specifics may vary based upon experience level, professional competencies and geographic differentials. • Base + 10% Annual Bonus + Equity • We take pride in enabling career growth in an environment of innovation and teamwork. Our commitment to all Mitekians is to do meaningful work that matters. Our culture is defined by delivering our best to our customers by providing high value solutions and impactful outcomes, by continuously challenging convention, and by caring for each other through collaboration and celebrating our successes. We are committed to creating competitive, equitable compensation & benefits programs and career development opportunities. • Benefit offerings – may vary based on geographic location • Wellness: Universal, supplemental, and private healthcare plan choices based on country specifics • Financial future: retirement/pension plan contributions, MTK stock plan participation • Income protection: life event & disability coverage • Paid time off: generous annual leave, company holidays, volunteer time off • Learning: e-learning license, tuition reimbursement, hackathons • Additional/optional benefits: pet insurance, identity theft protection, legal assistance • We sincerely appreciate your interest in Mitek. 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