Senior Data Scientist
San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Earnest empowers people to live better lives

We're an accomplished team of design, math, finance and technology geeks who noticed some issues in our financial system and decided to do something about it. We created a company that combines data science, streamlined design, and technology to:

* Build more affordable products,
* Deliver them to more people, and
* Engage through more human experiences.

As a Data Scientist, you will report to the Chief Data Officer and work on full stack-data science. Our modelers and engineers partner and own everything from data sourcing/ETL to model creation/testing and model deployment/maintenance. You'll pair with engineers to develop, deploy, and maintain models that have the maximum influence on the business. You will do compelling modeling and also work on state-of-the-art engineering. Partnering with Portfolio Risk, Growth Team, and Product Team, you'll work on:

* Create and deploy models at the intersection of Data Science and Finance
* Design and implement a framework for optimizing customer long-term-value
* Conduct and integrate A/B testing into existing model micro-services

Ideal backgrounds and expertise:

* MS/Ph.D. in CS, mathematics, statistics, econometrics or another quantitative/scientific discipline
* 5+ years in all phases of the model development process:
* requirements gathering
* data ingestion
* model building and tuning
* deployment and integration of models to the rest of our production systems
* Monitor model results and impact
* Deep experience in scientific or statistical programming (R, Python)
* Programming skills for deployment of developed models to a production environment (Python, Scala) and understanding of traditional relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and distributed systems (Redshift, BigQuery, Spark, Apache Hadoop)
* Understanding of Agile/Lean/Kanban practices
* Experience with or interest in developing software for Fintech, Banking, or related Consumer Financial Services companies is preferred
* Experience competing in Kaggle and ranking in the top 1% can be used as a substitute for 1 year of work experience.
* CFA certification (successful completion of all three levels 3 levels) can be used as a substitute for 1 year of work experience.

Earnest Perks & Benefits:

* Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan
* 401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match
* Tuition reimbursement program
* $1000 flight on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world and 25 days of annual PTO

Earnest provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, genetics, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance.