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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 72 days Plata Card's roles stay open a median of 88 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Plata Card's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Plata Card
- high 222 stale, 56 reposted of 222 open
- Hiring momentum
- 160 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Plata Card's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Plata Card.
About this role
The Junior Research Scientist will work on extending foundation models for financial data, focusing on tasks like credit risk and anti-fraud. Responsibilities include training self-supervised models, applying state-of-the-art techniques, optimizing compute resources, and conducting end-to-end solution development. The role also involves staying updated on research, performing evaluations, and sharing findings at conferences.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Plata Card as an employer.
What you need
- Education in mathematics, engineering, computer science, artificial intelligence or another strong quantitative field
- Strong foundation in machine learning and deep learning
- Hands-on experience building and experimenting with models using PyTorch and LLMs
- Understanding of dataset design and data mixing for deep learning training
- Demonstrated understanding of maximizing compute resource utilization
- Solid communication skills
Nice to have
- Published research in machine learning or deep learning
- Personal projects or startup experience in AI, machine learning or deep learning
- Internship experience in research, ML or DL teams
- B1 or higher English level for effective communication
What you get
- Relocation support to one of our hubs — Serbia, Georgia, Mexico or Colombia
- Flexible work from one of our offices or remotely within time zones from GMT-2 to GMT+5
- Healthcare Coverage
- Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
- Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
- Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves working with large multimodal datasets which may require diverse skill sets
- The position is aimed at early-career professionals, which may imply a steep learning curve for some candidates
Summarised from Plata Card's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Plata Card on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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