CertiK

Web3 security

SeniorDataScientist

$110–125k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Data Scientist at CertiK. Skills: Machine learning, Data pipelines, ETL, Blockchain analytics. Build ETL pipelines. Maintain ETL pipelines”

Industry & Context.

Web3 security
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master's degree in Data Science, Master's degree in Statistics, SQL proficiency, Python proficiency, Feature engineering knowledge, Model evaluation knowledge, Model validation knowledge, On-chain patterns knowledge, Risk-analysis methodologies knowledge, Threat-detection methodologies knowledge, Blockchain data structures understanding, Distributed ledger data structures understanding, Machine-learning techniques application, Statistical modeling techniques application, Graph data analysis, Text data analysis, Transactional data analysis, Cloud platforms familiarity, Spark-based distributed-computing systems familiarity, ETL tools familiarity

Nice to Have

PhD preferred

What You'll Do.

Maintain ETL pipelines

Process large datasets

Automate data preprocessing

Prepare datasets for modeling

Prepare datasets for reporting

Identify risk indicators

Develop machine learning models

Apply machine learning models

Perform feature engineering

Design data pipelines

Implement data pipelines

Implement ETL processes

Design CI/CD workflows

Implement CI/CD workflows

Create visualizations

Deliver actionable insights

Provide data-driven guidance

Collaborate with teams

Translate analytical requirements

Develop data-science solutions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Engineering teams; Product teams; Business teams

Full Job Description

## Description About the Company Born from groundbreaking research at Columbia University and Yale University, CertiK is a leading Web3 security company focused on securing blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and decentralized applications through cutting-edge security research, formal verification, and AI-powered technology. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, CertiK provides end-to-end security solutions including smart contract audits, penetration testing, on-chain monitoring, incident response, and compliance services for some of the largest projects in the digital asset ecosystem. Today, CertiK supports thousands of enterprise clients and Web3 projects globally, with a distributed international team spanning North America, Asia, and Europe. The company is backed by leading investors including Coatue, Goldman Sachs, Insight Partners, and Sequoia Capital, and has been recognized by organizations such as the World Economic Forum and CB Insights for its contributions to blockchain security innovation.   About the Role The primary responsibility of this role is to build/maintain ETL pipelines & process large datasets from APIs/databases/third-party platforms to enable real-time team analytics and automate data preprocessing (cleaning/normalization/validation) for client accounts using rule-based logic/statistical checks to ensure data quality & prepare analysis-ready datasets for modeling/reporting. ## Responsibilities Analyze large-scale blockchain/transactional/social-media datasets to identify patterns/trends/anomalies/risk indicators. Develop/apply machine learning models (graph-based algorithms & NLP techniques) for threat detection/behavioral analysis/monitoring. Perform feature engineering/model training/testing/validation to ensure accuracy/robustness/interpretability. Design/implement scalable data pipelines/ETL processes & CI/CD workflows for ingestion/preprocessing/aggregating blockchain & social media data. Create dashboards/visualizat

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