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Who we are:
Shape a brighter financial future with us.
Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
The role
The Borrow Data Science team is seeking a Staff Data Scientist who will help support growth in our Personal Loans business by improving SoFi’s ability to execute with data. This is an exciting role for someone to leverage their analytical skills to create robust reporting, identify growth opportunities and insights, and build ML models using Snowflake, Airflow, dbt, and Sagemaker.
As a Staff Data Scientist, you will serve as a data leader, balancing urgent requests, and delivering high quality projects to key stakeholders, through a clear and repeatable data informed approach. You will be a technical leader, helping the team build reliable, efficient, and scalable data foundations. You will create a culture of strong technical ownership, documenting your approach and ideas to socialize, resulting in strategies that have a wide impact within the organization. You will perform analytical deep-dives to proactively identify most impactful opportunities, and inform future experimentation design and product roadmaps.
In this role, you'll use your expertise in data analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning to uncover insights that will directly influence product strategy and revenue growth. This role demands a strong technical foundation (SQL, Python/R, Tableau, Statistics), a deep understanding of business metrics, A/B testing, causal inference analysis, and exceptional collaboration skills.
Additionally, you are expected to work cross-functionally, including: engineering, product managers, lifecycle marketing, data science, design, operations, finance, risk, legal, compliance, and executive teams to set business objectives, define product strategy, prioritize features, and execute on them.
What you’ll do:
Identify high impact business opportunities to help members achieve their financial goals
Mentor and guide data scientists in the team by promoting best practices, strong technical decisions, coding standards, and thorough documentation.
Develop and apply machine learning models to solve business problems
Evaluate and interpret the results of data analysis
Build strong relationships with stakeholders and present insights on a regular cadence communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Design and implement data collection. Build data pipelines to deploy production level datasets.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business leaders to understand needs and offer data-driven solutions
Act as a technical leader by mentoring and supporting the growth of less experienced team members
What you’ll need:
Masters’ or above in quantitative areas: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
7+ years of relevant experience leveraging data-driven analysis to influence key decisions, preferably in a Tech or Finance company
Proven track record of being able to work independently, and proactively engaging with business stakeholders with minimal direction and drive measurable business impact.
Experience with using Airflow and DBT to build Data Pipelines in Snowflake
Strong programming skills in SQL and Python
Experience with building data visualizations with Tableau, Looker or other BI tools
Knowledge of varied ML algorithms, applicability to different business problems, and experience in deploying ML models at scale in production with monitoring metrics.
Ability to work in a dynamic, cross-functional environment, with a strong attention to detail;
Effective communication and presentation skills and ability to explain complex analyses in simple terms to business leaders;
Strong relationship building and collaborative skills;
Exceptional problem-solving
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What We Do
SoFi wasn’t built to be a bank. Or a technology company. We were built for one mission: help people achieve financial independence so they can realize their ambitions.
Redefining an entire industry isn’t easy work—and it’s not for the faint of heart. It takes a certain kind of team. People with diverse perspectives and expertise, united by a common sense of purpose. People willing to challenge assumptions but always do the right thing. People proving that innovation and responsibility don’t have to compete, but can come together to create something truly unconventional in the world.
For the last eight years, we’ve been charting this new path forward. We call it The SoFi Way.
At SoFi, we don’t just talk about culture: we live it. The SoFi Way is how we show up every day, how we make decisions, and how we build for our members, clients, and each other.
Why Work With Us
Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation Fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront.
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