Staff Data Scientist, SoFi
$247.2-284.3k
Mobile & online personal finance services
Job no longer available
Mobile & online personal finance services
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$247.2-284.3k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help people reach financial independence to realize their ambitions.
Role
Who you are
- Master’s degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline, and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field
- Special Skill Requirements: (1) Machine Learning and statistical modeling for supervised and unsupervised learning; (2) Python; (3) Databases and related languages and tools including SQL, NoSQL, and Hive; (4) Model Implementation; (5) Model Monitoring; (6) Statistics; (7) Data Analysis
- Any suitable combination of
- Education, training and/or experience is acceptable
What the job involves
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve machine learning models and strategies that support various credit and operational procedures including but not limited to underwriting, loan processing, loss mitigation, and fraud/account takeover
- Proactively identify opportunities to apply advanced machine learning approaches (e.g., NLP, Image Recognition, Graph Mining, etc) to solve complex business problems
- Explore and leverage in-house, external, and other open-source machine learning software/algorithms. Collaborate with Model Risk Management team to demonstrate models are developed with high level rigor that satisfy Model Risk Management and Governance requirements
- Work closely with the Product and Engineering teams for model deployment
- Perform ongoing monitoring of the models through the construction of dashboards and KPI tracking. Present model performance and insights to Credit, Risk, and Business Unit leaders
- Telecommuting is an option
- Some travel to Sofi offices may be required
Application process
- Application Deadline: 11/04/2025
Our take
SoFi started by offering ways for students to secure better financial terms on their loans, and now offers a huge range of personal finance products, including bank accounts, loans, mortgages, investment advice, and investment opportunities. Many customers find they have to go to multiple financial service providers to meet all their finance needs, but SoFi overcomes this issue by putting it all in one place.
Its goal, to cover all the financial bases, sets it apart from many of the traditional banks and even some of their digital competitors, such as Avant, which has chosen to focus on providing credit alternatives. Although it is operating in a competitive market with a lot of big players such as Monzo, Revolut, and Starling, the company has managed to raise huge amounts of funding to support its rapid expansion.
SoFi has focussed on global expansion, moving outside the US, and has made a series of acquisitions to support this - including a Hong Kong-based investment app called 8 Securities. After going public on the New York Stock Exchange via a SPAC merger in June 2021, the company has continued to evolve and release more mission-oriented services into its roster, and strengthened its lending capabilities through a $350 million post-IPO loan. To date, the company has sold over $15 billion in personal loan collateral and continues to strengthen its offering.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$369.9m
LATE VC
May 2019
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $2.7bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Generous vacation and holidays
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- 401(k) and education on retirement planning
- Tuition reimbursement on approved programs, up to $5,250 per year
- Monthly contribution up to $200 to help you pay off your student loans
- Great health & well-being benefits including: telehealth parental support, subsidized gym program
- Flexible time off
- Fertility and family planning options
- Free financial classes
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Anthony Noto
(CEO)Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy after being a telecommunications officer and captain in the U.S. Army. Has worked as Head of Gobal Telecommunications, Media and Technology at Goldman Sachs, been the COO of Twitter, and also the CFO of the National Football League.
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