Optasia is a fully-integrated B2B2X financial technology platform covering scoring, financial decisioning, disbursement & collection. We provide a versatile AI Platform powering financial inclusion, delivering responsible financing decision-making and driving a superior business model & strong customer experience with presence in 30 Countries anchored by 7 Regional Offices.
We are seeking for enthusiastic professionals, with energy, who are results driven and have can-do attitude, who want to be part of a team of likeminded individuals who are delivering solutions in an innovative and exciting environment.
Data is at the core of Optasia growth plan and the ML Engineering team is a significant contributor to Optasia’s success and growth, achieved through data driven insights and decision making. We are currently leveraging and ingesting data from multiple sources into our large-scale big data clusters and develop and run multiple analytical pipelines, over a state-of-the art big data technology stack.
We are looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our growing ML Engineering team. In this role, you will help advance Optasia’s data-driven decision-making and credit risk management by building and evolving scalable, end-to-end ML pipelines. The main responsibilities include (i) building robust ML pipelines , (ii) designing and developing statistical and machine learning algorithms, and (iii) operationalizing these solutions to strengthen in credit risk management — directly contributing to Optasia’s success.
What you will do
- Offer technical expertise in ML engineering, helping the team adopt the right tools and approaches, stay ahead of emerging trends, and deliver solutions that meet industry best practices.
- Provide expert guidance to improve the scalability, stability, accuracy, speed, and efficiency of ML workflows, while upholding the highest standards of testing and code quality.
- Contribute to the design and development of the microservices and tools that support Machine Learning lifecycle at Optasia.
- Contribute to the design and delivery of scalable, real-time microservices used globally.
- Drive continuous improvements in the development lifecycle in collaboration with the team.
- Design, develop and maintain large-scale Spark jobs using PySpark and Scala.
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
- Develop automation scripts using Python or Bash.
- Develop and deploy scalable Airflow pipelines that support the Machine Learning lifecycle.
- Perform data exploration and analysis to scope, build, and iterate on Machine Learning proof-of-concepts (PoCs).
- Partner with Engineers and Credit Risk team to design and deliver solutions that drive business value at Optasia.
- Optimize the codebase through Spark job tuning and refactoring.
- Drive improvements to our feature engineering engine to support more efficient ML workflows.
What you will bring
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Informatics.
- 5+ years of industry experience with Machine Learning Engineering and MLOps background.
- Solid understanding of core Machine Learning concepts and MLOps.
- Proficiency in Python and PySpark (or Scala, Java).
- Strong knowledge of the Hadoop ecosystem.
- Proficiency in SQL.
- Proficiency in Linux.
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end API development and deployment.
- Proficiency in building and managing Dockerized applications.
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow (or similar).
- Familiarity with CI/CD best practices.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines, work under pressure, and maintain strict attention to detail.
- Awareness of emerging technologies, with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new tools and frameworks
Why you should apply
What we offer:
👟 Flexible remote working
💸 Competitive remuneration package
🏝 Extra day off on your birthday
💰 Performance-based bonus scheme
👩🏽⚕️ Comprehensive private healthcare insurance
📲 💻 All the tech gear you need to work smart
Optasia’s Perks:
🎌 Be a part of a multicultural working environment
🎯 Meet a very unique and promising business and industry
🌌 🌠 Gain insights for tomorrow market’s foreground
🎓 A solid career path within our working family is ready for you
📚 Continuous training and access to online training platforms
🥳 CSR activities and festive events within any possible occasion
🍜 Enjoy comfortable open space restaurant with varied meal options every day
🎾 🧘Wellbeing activities access such as free on-site yoga classes, plus available squash court on our premises
Optasia’s Values 🌟
#1 Drive to Thrive: Fully dedicated to evolving. We welcome all challenges and learning opportunities.
#2 Customer-First Mindset: We go above and beyond to meet our partners’ and clients’ expectations.
#3 Bridge the Gap: Knowledge is shared, information is exchanged and every opinion counts.
#4 Go-Getter Spirit: We are results oriented. We identify any shortcomings that hold us back and step up to do what’s needed.
#5 Together we will do it: We are committed to supporting one another and to understanding and respecting different perspectives, as we aim to reach our common goals.
