Data Science Resident
About the program
The Data Resident will participate in Finaira’s 12-month Talent.AI Lab Residency, contributing to real-world data science and AI initiatives under the guidance of experienced engineers and mentors. The role provides hands-on exposure to the full data and forecasting lifecycle, including data quality, feature engineering, statistical analysis, machine learning, forecasting, and behavioral segmentation. Residents will conduct practical research, test new approaches, and deliver meaningful contributions through two structured rotations.
How you'll shape your future
Work the full forecasting lifecycle on a live Finaira system: data quality, classical and deep-learning models, classification reformulation, and behavioral segmentation
Run R&D on open problems in the domain: benchmark newer forecasting methods honestly against established baselines and establish where they win
Read current literature and turn promising ideas into tested experiments rather than summaries
Complete two rotations of five to six months, each ending in a shipped contribution and a proof-of-concept
Work with a discipline mentor for each rotation, reviewed at fixed checkpoints.
Your two-track pairing is assigned at the end of a five-week onboarding phase, based on cohort balance and observed strengths.
Requirements
Your starting foundation
Solid Python: you have written code someone else could run
Statistics, probability, and applied machine learning at working depth
Data wrangling and feature work on real, messy data
Comfort designing an experiment and evaluating it honestly
You read technical papers without handholding
Version control and reproducible code as a habit
Strong signals, none required: time series work, clustering or segmentation on a real dataset, a thesis or reading group, exposure to LLM tooling.
What we are looking for
A senior student graduating in 2027, or a graduate within one year of graduation
Major: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, AI, Data Science, Communication and Networks Engineering, Business Informatics, or Actuarial Science
Professional English: you will read papers and write technical documentation
Commitment: Available for the full twelve months, starting October 2026
Undergraduates: flexible hours around your timetable, minimum one on-site day per week.
Graduates: full-time on site with one remote day accommodated, on site throughout the first six months
What you will get
A dedicated mentor, and a portfolio of real contributions. An optional track supports you toward publishing your research. Residents who clear the bar at the final review move into defined graduation pathways.
Finaira is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to any status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.