Lead Data Scientist, Socure
$160-200k
+ Annual discretionary performance bonus for eligible roles + Equity
Digital ID verification & fraud protection
Be an early applicant
Digital ID verification & fraud protection
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-200k
+ Annual discretionary performance bonus for eligible roles + Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To verify 100% of good identities in real-time and completely eliminate identity fraud on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field, Ph.D. degree preferred
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a data science role, ideally within an AI-focused organization or a big data company specializing in graph-based analytics. Candidates with a Ph.D. may qualify with at least 3 years of relevant experience
- Hands-on experience with Spark or Pyspark, and AI/ML platforms such as Amazon SageMaker, and Amazon Neptune
- Proficiency in Python and experience with libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, DGL, PyTorch-geometric, and Pytorch-frame
- Proven expertise in graph-based algorithms and scalable frameworks such as Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, or GraphFrames, with experience handling large-scale data
- Experience working with PII datasets, entity resolution, and trust scoring methodologies
- Strong understanding of NLP techniques for contextual search and semantic analysis
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex, unstructured data
What the job involves
- We seek a highly skilled and motivated Lead Data Scientist to join our team in building cutting-edge solutions leveraging AI/ML platform and graph database technology
- This role focuses on developing AI-driven systems for entity resolution, contextual search, graph visualizations, and autonomous feedback loops
- The ideal candidate will be critical in shaping our 2025 roadmap for delivering scalable and impactful solutions for identity analytics and relationship insights
- Develop and deploy machine learning models for entity resolution and trust scoring
- Design and implement graph-based methods in AI/ML platform and graph database technology for high-precision identity resolution via AWS cloud platform using Spark or PySpark
- Build scalable data pipelines for real-time ingestion, processing, and integration into SageMaker and Neptune
- Automate data cleaning, preprocessing, and enrichment pipelines for PII datasets
- Design and execute graph queries and algorithms for traversal, clustering, and relationship discovery
- Apply graph-based community detection and clustering techniques to derive actionable insights
- Use AI/ML platforms such as SageMaker notebooks and Neptune for data exploration, hypothesis testing, and iterative model improvement
- Train and fine-tune NLP models for contextual search
- Develop explainable AI tools to provide insights into identity clusters and patterns
- Build monitoring systems to trigger alerts on profile changes or graph anomalies
- Implement active learning mechanisms to incorporate feedback and improve system accuracy
- Design and deliver graph-based visualization dashboards for internal and external stakeholders
- Create interactive tools to explore entity relationships and trends effectively
Application process
- End Date: February 28, 2025 (23 days left to apply)
Our take
Socure is an identity platform that aims to improve customer identification for digital transactions. The company is part of a growing market, with rivals in this competitive space including Signifyd, Riskified, AppsFlyer, ClearSale, Kount, SEON, and Fraud Fighters.
The engine delivered by Socure encompasses KYC (Know Your Customer), identity fraud detection, and document verification. With it, companies can scale rapidly by onboarding more good customers, and prevent online fraud. In addition, underbanked consumers who have been excluded from online services by outdated ID verification can gain access to critical benefits and services online.
Socure has rapidly escalated in popularity, and reached a valuation well over $1 billion. Though not immune from the economic downturn of late, which resulted in two high-profile rounds of lay-offs, the company has secured considerable additional funds that will strengthen its financial position as it moves to capitalize on the ever-growing importance of identity verification and trust.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Nov 2021
$450m
SERIES E
Mar 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $646.6m
Company benefits
- Health: Comprehensive medical coverage, including vision, dental, and FSA
- Parental Leave: Generous leave allowance for parents-to-be
- 401k: Pre-tax savings for retirement
- Life Insurance: Protect your family in case of emergency
- PTO: Take as much time as you need, when you need it
- 100% Remote: Work from anywhere anytime, whatever suits your lifestyle
- WFH Allowance: Generous reimbursement program to maximize your WFH setup
- Deskpass: Work in an office environment whenever you feel the need
- Mental Health Provider: Connect with clinicians when you need it
- Learning & Development: Self-education allowance & free career coaching
- Employee Assistance Program "EAP": Lifestyle resources available as well as additional mental health resources
- Fertility Provider: Family planning solutions for those interested
- Personal Legal Support: Significant discounts with RocketLawyer
Company HQ
Incline Village, NV
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Leadership
Johnny Ayers
(CEO)Founder & General Partner of Switch Hit Ventures. Having been a Senior Consultant at IBM, they became COO and Board Member of Endeavor Up. Since then, was an Advisor at Pager and later founded Socure in 2012.
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