Job Description

Job ID 3490

We are looking for a senior MLE who takes pride in writing clean, robust, production-grade Python — not just making models work, but making them last.

This is not a research role. This is about turning ML into reliable systems in a high-stakes environment. (We work with Python, cloud platforms (e.g. AWS), and large-scale data processing / distributed systems).

The position is full time, permanent and located in Stockholm (hybrid).

About our team

Meet the Predictive AI team. Our role is to build machine learning models to fight financial crime. Our team consists of around 10 data scientists and machine learning engineers, and belong to the group financial crime prevention (GFCP) unit.

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

What you’ll be doing

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Own production ML systems end-to-end — from prototype to stable, scalable deployment
• Write high-quality Python code that others can understand, extend, and trust
• Design robust abstractions for data pipelines, model execution, and integration
• Build reproducible, testable, observable ML systems (MLOps)
• Ensure models behave correctly in production 

Who you are 

This is the right role for you if you love writing robust and scalable code, and are passionate about best practices for operationalizing machine learning models.

Your background and skills include:

• You are very strong in Python — comfortable designing systems (abstractions, testing, maintainable architecture)
• You think like a software engineer (SWE), not just a data scientist
• You’ve operated ML systems in production and understand failure modes
• You care about code quality, clarity, and long-term maintainability
• You’re comfortable working in high-stakes or regulated environments

It would be ideal if you also:

• Experience with monitoring (model performance, data drift, infra)
• Experience with large-scale or distributed systems (e.g. Spark, cloud)
• Experience where mistakes had real consequences

What we offer 

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving. 

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 08/06/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Peter Nödtveidt (peter.nodtveidt@nordea.com), Head of Predictive AI in FCIIA.

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.

A Background Check will be performed for the person selected for this position, including internal applicants.