Sr. Data Scientist Engineer

Shift delivers AI agents that transform insurers most critical work. By combining deep industry expertise and unmatched data resources Shift provides proven results that have earned the trust of hundreds of the worlds leading insurers. Our insurance-grade AI is accurate explainable and secureempowering human experts to move with unmatched speed total confidence and a renewed focus on the people they serve.

Our culture is built on innovation trust and a drive to transform the insurance industry through our SaaS platform. We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance.

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Trusted by over 120 customers across 30 countries we combine deep industry expertise with cutting-edge agentic AI to help human experts make faster more confident decisions and deliver exceptional service to millions of policyholders worldwide. Our culture is built on innovation trust and a drive to transform the insurance industry through our SaaS platform. We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance.

This role is part of the Data Science team which is the largest department in our organization consisting of close to 200 Data Scientists throughout the world.

Our Data Scientists work in a full-lifecycle role across a broad range of subjects acquiring extensive technical and professional experience in data science data engineering software engineering business understanding and client engagement.

• The Data Science team actively participates in the definition and development of our suite of products focused on fraud detection anti-money laundering and claim automation.
• We possess deep technical and professional experience across coding data science data engineering and client interactions.
• We work with a highly diverse set of data types including structured data free text documents and images.
• Our company is small enough that each persons achievements have an impact on our overall performance yet big enough to be a world leader and innovator in our domain.
• You will work alongside technical experts playing a key role in deploying our enterprise-level solutions to our clients.
• Local Context: You will be joining the Brazilian Data Science team which works mostly for US Property & Casualty (P&C) customers. Our main focus is deploying solutions to new clients maintaining client production and contributing to the development of our Fraud Detection Solution.

Your primary purpose is to deploy Shift Technologys solutions to new clients and maintain the solution for existing clients which includes managing data pipelines executing ETL processes and developing testing tuning and deploying fraud detection models.

You will be in charge of a designated pod of clients and execute the following duties:

• Client Implementation: Implement Claim Fraud Detection (CFD) for new clients focusing on ETL setup detection implementation and workflow automation.
• Feature Deployment: Roll out new platform features to existing clients.
• Optimization: Drive continuous improvements across existing client environments and pipelines.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Interact with internal and external stakeholders to define client roadmaps collect user feedback present business cases and report regularly on solution performance.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Actively mentor more junior data scientists on the team.

We are looking for a professional with 3 years of experience in a similar role (deployment engineering data science data engineering or software engineering).

• Software Engineering: A strong background in an OOP language (such as C# C/C or Java) and SQL. We thrive on people who can write maintainable production-quality code that runs every day without breaking.
• AI Competency: AI-savvy with a clear understanding of statistics machine learning and data solutions. Must be able to communicate these concepts internally and explain how the product works to clients.
• Client Interaction: Client-facing comfort. You need to be open to communicating directly with our clients on a regular basis.
• Business Acumen: Business smart. We do not expect prior knowledge of the insurance sector but you must be eager to learn and master the business aspects of our products.
• Collaboration: A dedicated team player who works effectively with a diverse group of people and collaborates well across multiple teams.
• Autonomy & Proactivity: Demonstrate a high level of autonomy effectively anticipating risks making informed decisions and ensuring clear consistent reporting and visibility for leadership and stakeholders.
• Language: Fluency in English alongside good overall communication skills is a strict requirement.

• Employment Type: This is a permanent full-time CLT position.
• Location: This is a Hybrid role based in São Paulo Brazil.

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To support our permanent full time employees at every stage of their careers and lives we provide a competitive total rewards and benefits package. Here are the global benefits wed like to highlight:

• Flexible remote and hybrid working options
• Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance
• Multiple Learning and Development opportunities including Focus Fridays a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Mental health benefits
• 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering)

Additional benefits may be offered by country based on your eligibility - ask your recruiter for more information. Intern and Apprentice positions may receive some of these benefits - ask your recruiter for more details.

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