Binance is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join our team building the next-generation blockchain compliance analytics platform, Block Tracer. In this role, you will design and implement cutting-edge algorithms for transaction analysis, entity clustering, risk assessment, and pattern recognition directly impacting the safety and compliance of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

What You'll Do

Design address clustering algorithms for UTXO chains (Bitcoin, Litecoin, BCH) with near 100% accuracy.
Develop Common-Spend clustering, EVM clustering, and multi-layer blockchain unification.
Build cross-chain entity linking systems to track fund flows across blockchains.
Build and optimize risk scoring models to assess address and entity risk levels.
Develop address evidence quality models with full audit trails.
Create behavioral attribution models to classify unknown addresses.
Implement change address prediction and anomaly detection algorithms.
Design heuristic algorithms to identify legitimate services (exchanges, wallets, DeFi).
Develop detection systems for illicit activities (mixers, scams, fraud contracts).
Build hot/cold wallet distinction and address rotation pattern recognition.
Monitor algorithm performance and maintain <1% false positive rate.
Conduct root cause analysis and implement improvements.
Design A/B testing frameworks and establish performance benchmarks.
Ensure algorithm explainability and auditability.
Adapt algorithms for new blockchains and protocol updates.
Research graph neural networks for risk propagation.
Publish technical papers and contribute to the blockchain analytics community.

What We're Looking For

Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
5+ years of algorithm development, machine learning, or data science experience.
Track record of deploying algorithms in production environments.
Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex algorithms.
Self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Team collaboration and mentoring abilities.
English proficiency is required.

Nice to Have

3+ years of experience with blockchain technology and cryptocurrency analytics.
Published research in blockchain analytics, graph algorithms, or machine learning.
Contributions to open-source blockchain analytics projects.
Experience with Graph Neural Networks (GNN) or deep learning on graphs.
Knowledge of financial crime patterns and AML/KYC compliance.
Familiarity with privacy-enhancing technologies.