Junior Data Scientist

About the role

As one of the prominent fintech players in Indonesia, Amartha provides financial services to underbanked women entrepreneurs in rural areas. We firmly believe that financial inclusion is key to building a sustainable economy that uplifts and supports the entire country.

We are currently seeking a Junior Data Scientist to join our team. In this role, you will apply your skills in data wrangling and advanced problem-solving to tackle real business challenges. You will collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, including business experts, product leaders, and tech-savvy engineers.

You’ll also work alongside a team of exceptional data scientists with varied expertise, spanning data engineering, machine learning and AI engineering, data warehousing, and data analysis.

At Amartha, we value your mindset and adaptability even more than your technical prowess.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders from business, engineering, and product teams to understand their needs and design robust data models to meet them
• Develop data pipelines to transform transactional data into analytical data models
• Work with business stakeholders to clarify ambiguous problems and approach them using scientific methods
• Analyze risks and opportunities from raw data and distill them into actionable insights
• Partner with the product team to build scalable data products for millions of users

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or a quantitative field
• Experience extracting data from databases using SQL queries
• Proficient in writing scripts for data analysis using Python or R, and presenting results through effective data visualizations
• Ability to simplify and clearly communicate complex concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Resilient when facing uncertainty and new challenges
• Ability to think clearly under pressure
• Experience implementing end-to-end machine learning solutions in production is a plus
• Experience building analytical solutions that scale to millions of users is a plus

At Amartha, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that celebrates diversity, ensures equity, and fosters inclusion. We believe that diverse perspectives—shaped by factors such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, culture, and life experiences—drive innovation and growth.

We actively welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us in building an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities and foster a sense of belonging that enables our employees to thrive and make meaningful contributions.