Data Scientist

A blockchain-based DeFi startup founded by a seasoned professional in the field. Its clientele consists of companies in the realm of decentralized finance. They've developed a risk management platform—a system that identifies risks, detects security breaches, and suggests where to invest. The product aims to minimize risks related to manipulations and cyber events. Presently, they secure billions of dollars.

The role within the team encompasses work on financial data, DeFi, Blockchain systems, Crypto markets, financial models, machine learning from research to production, and Python coding using DS packages.

Situated near a train station in Tel Aviv and currently incorporate two days of remote work. They've received funding after a $20 million seed round led by renowned investors, boasting paying clients and experiencing peak growth. They've been recognized as one of the most promising startups in Israel.

Responsibilities

● Lead and drive innovative research to understand how different actors in the

crypto market behave and interact, and drive modeling of such actors into Chaos

Labs’ simulation platform

● Present your insights and suggestions to audiences both internally and externally

with the opportunity to publish industry-defining research

● Explore new algorithms and techniques to surface insights in DeFi security and

optimizations

● Build data models and visualizations of public blockchain data and simulation

results that provide intuitive analytics to customers such as AAVE, Uniswap, dydx

and others

Requirements

● 4+ years of professional experience in Data Science

● Previous experience in FinTech or DeFi domains

● Solid understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms

● Hands-on experience with Python and relevant data science packages

● Must have hands-on experience in model development, production-grade

implementation, and performance monitoring.

● Broader understanding of crypto and blockchain ecosystem - Advantage

● Prior web3 experience using Dune or writing smart contracts - Advantage

● MSc+ in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent quantitative field -

Advantage