About the job

Monzo Bank is hiring a Senior Machine Learning Scientist for their Financial Crime team in the UK, with hybrid work options in London or Cardiff, offering a salary of £86,000–£105,000 plus stocks and benefits. The role focuses on developing and deploying advanced Machine Learning models to detect and prevent financial crime, including fraud detection, transaction monitoring, and customer risk assessment, directly impacting Monzo's profitability and customer safety. The scientist will collaborate within multidisciplinary squads consisting of ML scientists, data scientists, backend engineers, operations specialists, product managers, and risk managers, leveraging Python and SQL daily, with opportunities to learn Go for backend microservices. The ideal candidate has a track record of deploying ML models in fast-moving tech environments, strong problem-solving skills, ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and experience with deep learning, graph-based, or sequence-based architectures. Monzo provides flexible working hours, a £1,000 annual learning budget, remote working support, MacBooks, relocation assistance, and UK visa sponsorship. The interview process includes a recruiter call, hiring manager call, a take-home task, and video interviews. Monzo emphasizes diversity and inclusion, equal opportunities, and offers a collaborative, innovative work environment focused on improving customer experiences and leveraging ML to ensure financial security.