Perpay Inc. · 14 hours ago
Senior Data Scientist
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expPerpay Inc. is a certified B Corp and Philadelphia’s most impactful growth-stage startup focused on improving the financial stability of everyday Americans. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will play a vital role in supporting product initiatives and shaping the future of the data science team through strong analytical skills and machine learning expertise.
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Responsibilities
Drive the end-to-end completion of data science initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders from ideation through execution, ensuring projects deliver strong impact to our customer’s financial lives and the health of the business
Proactively identify opportunities for the data science team to improve and expand Perpay’s business model using techniques from exploratory data analysis to machine learning models, leveraging subject matter expertise of Perpay’s business model
Support the growth of the business by delivering scalable models and algorithms while maintaining and troubleshooting existing resources
Deploy and maintain real-time model inference resources and infrastructure
Deploy and maintain machine learning pipelines including batch processing and continuous training architecture
Contribute to the cross-discipline adoption and responsible use of AI/LLM models and services at Perpay
Present results and analyses to the a wide range of audiences: from Perpay's leadership team to non-technical peers
Contribute to defining standards and best practices concerning workflow and adoption of new technologies within the Data Science team
Act as an informal mentor peers
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience and expertise applying machine learning techniques in industry
5+ years of experience and expertise in producing data analysis, exploratory data analysis and data visualization in industry
5+ years of experience and expertise in developing, deploying, maintaining real-time software (e.g. models exposed as APIs)
5+ years of experience and expertise in Cloud compute infrastructure and best practices, including familiarity with tools such as terraform and Cloud Formation
Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative/technical field (Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics)
Excellent communication skills, across a range of audiences from technical to non-technical
Strong business acumen, demonstrated through subject matter expertise in at least one industry
Capable of managing projects 'end to end' including managing project scope, timelines and workloads
Advanced proficiency in Python and standard data science stack (e.g. scikit-learn, pandas, numpy, matplotlib, etc.)
Team player: willingness and ability to establish strong working relationships not just within the data science team itself, but across the organization
Preferred
Expertise in multiple advanced machine learning methodologies: e.g. deep learning, probabilistic programming, mathematical optimization, etc
Deep familiarity in multiple advanced machine learning frameworks: e.g. tensorflow, pytorch, pymc, etc
Experience with scalable compute frameworks such as Spark or Polars
Experience with deployment frameworks such as Kubernetes
Benefits
Premium medical benefits (fully paid base plan, and very reasonable premium for the buy-up option)
4% employer 401k match
Unlimited PTO policy
Remote weeks around major holidays + extra holiday on weekends like MDW and LDW
High quality catered lunch by local chefs, 4 days / week
Gym subsidy
Paid cell phone + plan
Student loan repayment program
Relocation assistance
Generous team member discounts
Company
Perpay Inc.
About Us: We believe everyone deserves a chance to improve their financial future.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
L CattertonFirst Round Capital
2023-10-19Series A
2019-09-30Seed
Leadership Team
Chris DIMarco
Founder & CEO
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