Socure · 3 days ago
Senior Data Scientist - Digital / Device Intelligence
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $185K/yr
6+ years expSocure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy, and they are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join their Digital Intelligence team. In this role, you will drive the development of machine learning features and models for fraud prevention and identity verification, working with high-volume data to surface meaningful insights.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityFraud DetectionIdentity ManagementInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyMachine LearningPredictive Analytics
Responsibilities
Design and deploy advanced machine learning systems for device identification, anomaly detection, and fraud prevention—balancing precision, recall, and real-world adversarial dynamics
Contribute to the development of scalable data pipelines and production ML workflows using structured and unstructured telemetry (e.g., browser, mobile, session data)
Investigate high-complexity signals (e.g., emulator use, spoofing, low-entropy fingerprints), applying advanced statistical methods and domain knowledge to detect fraud and abuse
Translate ambiguous business problems into modeling approaches, using a combination of supervised, unsupervised, and heuristic techniques
Partner with engineering, product, and risk teams to contribute to data architecture decisions, signal collection, and planning
Drive experimental design, A/B testing frameworks, and robust validation techniques to ensure model generalizability and long-term trust
Contribute to team standards for ML explainability, risk evaluation, and feature logging
Document methodologies and communicate results effectively through dashboards, presentations, and reports for both technical and executive audiences
Mentor junior data scientists and participate in cross-functional working groups
Qualification
Required
Master's degree (or equivalent practical experience) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
6+ years of experience in data science or applied machine learning, including experience working in production environments
Excellent SQL skills and extensive experience with large-scale databases and data modeling
Proven track record of deploying and maintaining ML models in live systems, ideally involving streaming or near-real-time data
Proficiency in Python and distributed computing tools (e.g., Spark, PySpark)
Hands-on experience with ML frameworks such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, or similar
Excellent communication skills—able to explain complex technical results to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership
Experience designing and interpreting experiments, working with real-world noisy datasets, and applying sound validation techniques to assess model robustness
Demonstrated ability to break down ambiguous problems, apply analytical rigor, and uncover meaningful insights that influence product or risk strategies
Strong judgment across data quality, model selection, and business impact tradeoffs
Collaborative mindset and experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, and analytics teams
Preferred
Background in fraud detection, behavioral biometrics, anomaly detection, or adversarial modeling
Experience with high-cardinality feature engineering techniques (e.g., frequency/target encoding, embeddings)
Familiarity with privacy-preserving or robust ML techniques
Knowledge of browser/mobile fingerprinting, VPN/proxy detection, or telemetry signal processing
Benefits
A collaborative and inclusive work environment that fosters learning and growth.
Opportunities to grow into staff-level or technical leadership roles over time.
Company
Socure
Socure is a predictive analytics platform for digital identity verification of consumers.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$744.4MKey Investors
Capital One VenturesAccelSorenson Ventures
2023-03-08Debt Financing· $95M
2021-11-09Series E· $450M
2021-06-03Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Johnny Ayers
Founder & CEO
Matt King
Director, GRC - Public Sector
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