Senior Data Scientist, Safety & Security
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- Target Role:Senior Data Scientist, Safety & Security
- Employer:Wikimedia
- Work Mode:REMOTE
- Location:Remote (Worldwide)
- Compensation:Competitive (Industry Standard)
- Experience:2+ Years
- Recruiter SLA:7-Day Truth Teller Guarantee
- Candidate Fee:₹0 (Zero Placement Fee Guarantee)
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About the Role
Summary Wikipedia is a trusted source of knowledge the world over, read by over a billion people a month in over 300 languages. It’s offered for free and operated independently by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation (that’s us), powered mainly by small donations. We are hiring a Senior Data Scientist to help guide Wikipedia’s anti-abuse and security strategy as a member of our Product Analytics team. In this role, you will inform our product development strategy by collaborating with product managers, engineers, and others to help our features and interventions make the impact they should. As the Senior Data Scientist, Safety & Security, you will partner closely with the Product Safety and Integrity team , whose strategy is built around bringing cutting-edge AI and machine learning techniques to bear on difficult problems in the field of safety and security. You will amplify the impact of the safety and security roadmap through creative data analysis, identifying the right metrics for the job, and developing data strategies that advance our product decisions. This role is an opportunity to be at the center of a pivotal time for Wikipedia, as AI changes how people access knowledge and presents new risks and opportunities in online safety and security. Examples of the kinds of projects you may work on include: Setting the strategy for how we measure the success of efforts to detect bots and inauthentic account activity ( sockpuppetry , in wiki terms). Providing analysis to inform the development of new heuristics and approaches to detect potentially abusive activity on the platform. Collaborating with research scientists and security engineers to develop and evaluate AI models to find malicious user-authored code. Please note that this role requires availability for critical meetings and synchronous collaboration between 13:00 and 19:00 UTC. You are responsible for: Serving as a strategic partner for product managers, engineers, designers
Requirements & Qualifications
- Strong problem solving foundations, knowledge of modern engineering practices, and interest in technology systems.
Perks & Benefits
- Official mentor support
- verified hiring timeline
- and career progression.
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