Socure

Senior Data Scientist - Document Verification

Socure  •  $191k - $230k/yr  •  Miami, FL / New York City, NY / San Francisco, CA / Seattle, WA (Remote)  •  16 hours ago
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Job Description

Why Socure?

Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy — verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day.

We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won’t be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading.

Senior Data Scientist – Document Verification

We are seeking a highly technical Senior Data Scientist to drive machine learning innovation for Socure's Document Verification (DocV) platform. This role combines model development, product analytics, model evaluation, and ML tooling to improve fraud detection, customer experience, and operational efficiency. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Fraud Operations, and Data Science to build production ML models, generate actionable insights, and develop scalable evaluation and automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

Machine Learning & Model Development

  • Design, develop, and improve ML models for document verification, fraud detection, image quality assessment, biometric verification, and related use cases.

  • Research new features, modeling approaches, and fraud detection techniques to improve production performance.

  • Partner with Engineering to deploy, monitor, and continuously improve production models.

Analytics & Model Evaluation

  • Analyze product performance, fraud trends, customer behavior, and emerging attack vectors.

  • Design and execute model evaluations using offline and production datasets, measuring precision, recall, FAR/FRR, and business impact.

  • Develop dashboards and KPIs to monitor model health, product performance, and operational metrics.

Tooling & Automation

  • Build tools and automation for model evaluation, performance monitoring, labeling workflows, and fraud investigations.

  • Develop self-service analytics and experimentation frameworks.

  • Improve analytics infrastructure supporting model development and monitoring.

Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Fraud Operations, and Solutions Engineering to translate business needs into data-driven solutions.

  • Communicate technical findings and influence product and modeling decisions.

Qualifications

Required

  • MS/PhD (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field.

  • 5+ years of experience in machine learning, data science, fraud analytics, or product analytics.

  • Strong experience developing and evaluating production ML models.

  • Expert SQL and Python skills.

  • Experience with Databricks, Spark, AWS Sagemaker, or similar platforms.

  • Strong understanding of experimentation, statistical analysis, and ML evaluation.

Preferred

  • Experience with computer vision, deep learning, or transformer-based models.

  • Experience designing and analyzing A/B tests, online experiments, and statistical evaluations of product or machine learning performance.

  • Experience defining product KPIs and building dashboards to monitor product performance, customer behavior, and operational metrics.

Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process—including interview or onboarding support—please reach out to your Socure recruiting partner directly.


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About Socure

Socure is the leading platform for digital identity verification and trust. Its predictive analytics platform applies artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques with trusted online/offline data intelligence from email, phone, address, IP, device, velocity, and the broader internet to verify identities in real time. The company has more than 2,000 customers across the financial services, government, gaming, healthcare, telecom, and e-commerce industries, including four of the top five banks, seven of the top 10 card issuers, three of the top MSBs, the top payroll provider, the top credit bureau, the top online gaming operator, the top Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) providers, and over 250 of the largest fintechs. Marquee customers include Chime, SoFi, Varo, Robinhood, Public, Stash, Gusto, and DraftKings. Socure customers have become investors in the company including Citi Ventures, Capital One Ventures, MVB Bank, and Synchrony. Additional investors include Accel, T. Rowe Price, Bain Capital Ventures, Tiger Global, Commerce Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Sorenson, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, and others.

Socure has received numerous industry awards and accolades, including named to the 2021 & 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 List, Forbes’ Fintech 50 List 2021, and Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2021, being named to CB Insights: The Fintech 250 for the third year in a row, being awarded Best New Technology Introduced Over the Last 12 Months—Data and Data Services at the 2020 American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs), being ranked number 70 in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, being listed as a Gartner Cool Vendor, being recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 25 Machine Learning Startups to Watch, being awarded Finovate’s Award for Best Use of AI/ML, to name a few. Founder/CEO Johnny Ayers has also been recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2021 and as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Incline Village, Nevada
Year Founded
2012
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