# Staff Data Scientist

Hiring organization: [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/76ef4f31-2494-4ed9-90e6-b3bc6a26f48d

Listed on Visa Inc.'s own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Bellevue, WA
- Salary: 145300 – 232700 USD per year

## Summary

Visa seeks a Staff Data Scientist to design and deploy machine learning models for dispute resolution and recovery products, working with large-scale transaction data to improve automation and decision quality. This role is for an experienced leader who can own complex problems end-to-end, mentor others, and influence product strategy across a global payments platform.

_Our summary, not Visa Inc.'s wording._

## Skills named

Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Feature Engineering, Generative AI, Git, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Python, R, SPARK, SQL

## Required

- 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 2+ years with an Advanced degree, or 8+ years total experience
- Experience with large-scale datasets and scalable models
- Proficiency in Python or R and SQL
- Experience with machine learning and predictive modeling applied to business problems

## Nice to have

- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in AI, Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research or related field
- 6+ years experience with Bachelor's degree or 4+ with Advanced degree
- Experience in payments, fraud, risk, disputes, fintech or transaction-heavy domains
- Distributed data processing frameworks (Hadoop, Hive, Spark)
- Version control tools (Git, GitHub)
- Experience commercializing ML solutions in production
- Cross-functional project leadership and influence
- Agile experience in dynamic environments
- Global organization experience

Apply on Visa Inc.'s site: https://visa.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Visa/job/US---Bellevue-WA/Staff-Data-Scientist_REF082941W