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Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance) Market Demand in Brazil

Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.

Hiring outlook
Growing

Data Scientist (Risk and Compliance) hiring in Brazil is being driven by Mercado Livre, iFood, and Nubank all scaling AI and data infrastructure investment through 2025 and into 2026, with demand concentrated in São Paulo and a growing engineering cluster in Florianópolis. Most mid-to-senior specialists in this market work PJ (pessoa jurídica), invoicing through their own registered company rather than under CLT employment.

Remote / hybrid
32%

Share of Brazil Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance) roles advertising remote or hybrid working.

Pay trend
+7.5%

Year-on-year salary movement in Brazil. Positive movement signals active market competition.

What's driving Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance) demand in Brazil

Strongest in: E-commerce, fintech, and GCC data platform teams, led by employers such as Mercado Livre and iFood, building out the pipeline and modelling infrastructure that Brazil's AI investment wave depends on

Data Scientist (Risk and Compliance) hiring in Brazil is being driven by Mercado Livre, iFood, and Nubank all scaling AI and data infrastructure investment through 2025 and into 2026, with demand concentrated in São Paulo and a growing engineering cluster in Florianópolis. Most mid-to-senior specialists in this market work PJ (pessoa jurídica), invoicing through their own registered company rather than under CLT employment.

Skills commanding the biggest premium right now

Salary premium over the Brazil median for Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance)s who list these skills.

Credit risk / fraud modelling+18%
Model validation & explainability+14%
Regulatory model documentation+11%

Top employers hiring in Brazil

Companies with consistent or active Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance) hiring in Brazil.

Thoughtworks BrazilMercado LivreiFoodNubankStoneGlobantGoogle BrazilAmazon Brazil

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