Lendi Group is transforming the way Australians find, buy and own property. As the company behind Lendi — Australiaʼs original and #1 digital mortgage brand — and the iconic Aussie franchise network, we combine technology, distribution and deep property expertise to support customers across their entire property journey.
Powered by our proprietary AI platform and a national network of 1,300 brokers and 220 retail stores, Lendi Group now manages a $107B+ loan book and continues to set the pace in the industry, recently recognised as Aggregator of the Year.
Through our integrated Find–Buy–Own ecosystem and industry-leading Agentic platform, weʼre redefining how property decisions are made — delivering greater confidence, speed and simplicity for customers.
This role sits at the centre of that next phase of growth.
To learn more about life at Lendi Group check out our blog: https://www.lendi.com.au/inspire/category/life-at-lendi/
- Innovation at Our Core – We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to create better solutions, with a goal of becoming AI-native by June 2026.
- Work with the Best – Collaborate with some of the brightest minds in fintech, financial services, and strategy.
- Make an Impact – Contribute to meaningful projects that shape our business and the future of property finance.
- Grow & Evolve – Develop your skills and advance your career in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment.
About the role
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will work on some of the most intriguing challenges that Lendi Group faces. You will be tasked to solve these challenges using advanced analytics, machine learning, agentic AI, and broader data science techniques in an agile environment. You will not only develop the models but will also be instrumental in end-to-end solution creation, including the productionisation, automation, and implementation of these models in the respective business unit. So, we are not looking for a lone wolf, we are looking for a team player who thrives working with others – within the DNA team and across a broad breadth of stakeholders.
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will take on business problems which have a direct impact on customers and the business. Including; Financial and valuation modelling, Personalisation, growth and retention and more.
Job Description- Work with large datasets and feature store to gain insights, train predictive models and measure results.
- Be involved in the full product life cycle.
- Develop scalable and innovative ML solutions
- Learn and implement latest AI and ML techniques.
- Develop relationships with product managers and other stakeholders to influence business outcomes
- Collaborate with the data team, reviewing solutions, sharing knowledge, and improving coding standards.
- Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to gain a complete understanding of the problem to be solved and to implement the models to achieve desired outcomes.
- Collaborate with external stakeholders.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time and budget.
- Ensure documentation of the proposed solutions.
- Actively participate in improving ML Ops practices and standards
- Commercial experience as a Data Scientist or related working experience, e.g., Machine Learning Engineer
- Expertise in machine learning algorithms and demonstrable expertise in mathematical fundamentals
- Experience in the full lifecycle of developing, deploying, and maintaining machine learning models in the cloud, such as Databricks
- Demonstrated experience writing high-quality Python code, R or Scala.
- Exposure to data visualisation libraries and products (e.g., PowerBI, Streamlit) and working in a DevOps environment (e.g., Git,dbt)
Lendi Group teams operate across Australia and the Philippines. Bringing together diverse expertise, innovative technology and a customer-first approach, our teams work seamlessly to simplify the property journey, helping Australians find, buy and own property with confidence.
We support our people in a variety of ways, but a few of the benefits that our people rave about include:
- A vibrant, relaxed, yet professional culture.
- Hybrid working arrangement designed to support work-life balance, while fostering meaningful connection and collaboration.
- A holistic wellbeing programs offering 24/7 support, including medical, mental health, and financial wellbeing services to enable our workforce to thrive at home and work.
- Generous paid Parental Leave: we celebrate our growing Lendi Group family with 18-26 weeks leave for primary carers and up to 4 weeks for secondary carers.
- An additional week’s Loyalty Leave each year after reaching 3 years’ service.
- Wellness initiatives with a strong focus on psychological safety.
We’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community at Lendi Group. We believe that a team reflecting the world around us leads to greater innovation, stronger collaboration, and a more engaging workplace.
Our culture is guided by our 3 core values: We Are Stronger United; Act Like You Own It; and Keep Home Loans Human. Our values are part of our core DNA that helps Lendi Group to attract, engage and evolve the right talent and build best-in-class products.
This is an opportunity to shape the future of a fast-growing, purpose-driven company that’s transforming the homeownership journey.
Ready to contribute to Lendi Group’s next chapter? Apply now and be part of something big!
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Skills Required
- Commercial experience as a Data Scientist or related experience, such as Machine Learning Engineer
- Expertise in machine learning algorithms and mathematical fundamentals
- Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining machine learning models through the full lifecycle in the cloud, such as Databricks
- High-quality Python code-writing experience
- Experience with R or Scala
- Exposure to data visualization libraries and products such as Power BI or Streamlit
- Experience working in a DevOps environment, such as Git and dbt
What We Do
We are one of Australia’s fastest growing fintechs, building market leading technology to transform the home loan industry through our powerhouse property lending brands and networks - Aussie and Lendi. Lendi Group exists to transform the stressful, disjointed and sometimes overwhelming journey of financing a property into a friction-free experience for everyone involved. Our cross-functional team of super smart experts and brokers power our brands, products, services, relationships and platforms to help more Australians secure their property dreams, seamlessly. With a shared history of challenging the status quo, our brands provide different experiences for customers but the endgame is always to help more Australians achieve their home ownership dreams.
