Data Scientist II

Early Warning®; San Francisco (CA); Híbrido; USD 122.000 - 162.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Healthcare Coverage

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Descripción de la vacante

Early Warning Services, LLC is seeking a data scientist who will own end-to-end model development from data exploration to deployment. You will build scalable pipelines, implement machine learning techniques, and collaborate with Product and Engineering to extract actionable insights from large datasets.

The role requires strong communication skills to convey findings to non-technical stakeholders and a willingness to prototype rapidly in a hybrid work environment.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operational Research or related field.
• 4+ years data science, engineering, mathematics, or related work experience.
• Experience developing data science pipelines & workflows in Python, R or equivalent; SQL experience; handling terabyte size datasets.
• Experience applying ML techniques and understanding key parameters affecting performance.
• Experience using ML libraries (scikit-learn, MLlib, etc.).
• Experience using data visualization tools.
• Able to write production-level, well-documented code.
• Interest in rapid proofs of concept/rapid prototyping.
• Ability to communicate findings to non-technical audiences.
• Background and drug screen.

Responsabilidades

• Explore and aggregate data independently to uncover data anomalies impacting model performance.
• End-to-end feature engineering from idea to validated features.
• Write production-level code in a dynamic environment.
• Work with terabyte-scale datasets to solve complex problems.
• Apply various ML techniques to business problems for optimal solutions.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to identify trends and opportunities.
• Explain and visualize results to non-technical audiences.
• Support data/system integrity and confidentiality.

Conocimientos

Python/R scripts

SQL

Data pipelines

Machine learning

Visualization

Production-grade code

Proof of concepts

Communication

Terabyte datasets

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics/CS/OR or related field

4+ years data science/engineering experience

PhD/Master’s in related field

Herramientas

PySpark

Descripción del empleo

About this job

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze®, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Early Warning follows a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

This position serves as a data science team member in the company delivering leading edge machine learning and artificial intelligence concepts from start to finish in collaboration with senior technical and business leaders. This includes understanding the business problem/need, exploring and aggregating data, building and validating algorithms, and deploying completed models to deliver business results.

Essential Functions

• Explore and aggregate data independently to uncover data anomalies that impact algorithm performance
• End to end feature engineering - brainstorm, create, validate, down-select, etc.
• Write production level code in a dynamic, start-up environment
• Solve complex problems using terabyte size data sets
• Apply of a variety of machine learning techniques to a business problem to arrive at optimal approach
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to solve problems and identify trends and opportunities
• Explain and visualize results and algorithm performance to non-technical audiences
• Support the company's commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
• Support the company's commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operational Research or related field;
• A minimum of 4 years data science, engineering, mathematics, or related work experience is required.
• Experience developing data science pipelines & workflows in Python, R or equivalent programming language. Experience in writing and tuning SQL. Experience handling terabyte size datasets
• Experience applying various machine learning techniques, and understanding the key parameters that affect their performance
• Experience using ML libraries, such as scikit-learn, mllib, etc.
• Experience using data visualization tools
• Able to write production level code, which is well-written and explainable
• Interest to do lots and lots of proof of concepts/rapid prototyping
• Ability to effectively communicate findings from complex analyses to non-technical audiences.
• Background and drug screen

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant experience in one or more of the following areas is
• Experience in fraud analytics, particularly developing or validating fraud models at a bank or other financial institution.
• Experience developing or validating banking risk models, including models used in Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) stress testing or Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) estimation.
• Familiarity with model risk management practices, including development documentation, validation review, performance monitoring, and communicating model assumptions and limitations.
• Experience with transaction or payment data, fraud patterns, and model evaluation for rare events, including tradeoffs between fraud detection and false positives.
• PySpark experience and familiarity with scalable feature engineering and reproducible data science pipelines.
• Knowledge of advanced machine learning algorithms and experience selecting methods appropriate to the business problem and data.
• A track record of managing ambiguity, prioritizing work and delivering proofs of concept or model development milestones, with timely communication of risks and dependencies.
• Experience automating data science workflows or adopting shared modeling and feature engineering platforms.
• PhD/MSc in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operational Research or a related field.

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Early Warning Services is an equal opportunity employer.

Chicago, IL in USD per year is: $101,000 - $152,000.

New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $122,000 - $162,000.

Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

Some of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

And SO much more! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page here for the latest. Our team can share more during the interview process!

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.

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