Data Scientist

Plaid
San Francisco, Seattle, New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 190,800 - 262,800 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 5-8 yearsSkills: ["Communication","Data-driven decision-making","Problem-solving","Stakeholder partnership"]

Build and apply product analytics to help shape Credit strategy within Plaid’s Network Value team. Translate ambiguous questions into analyses, experiments, and measurable KPIs, and partner with product managers and engineers to improve product performance, user experience, and the consumer network. Develop data models, dashboards, and OKRs for credit systems, and support scalable reporting using SQL, Python, Redshift, Databricks, dbt, notebooks, and Airflow.

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Data Scientist

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Job Summary

Build and apply product analytics to help shape Credit strategy within Plaid’s Network Value team. Translate ambiguous questions into analyses, experiments, and measurable KPIs, and partner with product managers and engineers to improve product performance, user experience, and the consumer network. Develop data models, dashboards, and OKRs for credit systems, and support scalable reporting using SQL, Python, Redshift, Databricks, dbt, notebooks, and Airflow.
Location: San Francisco, Seattle, New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Translate business and product questions into analytics projects, decision frameworks, and measurable outcomes.
  • •Perform ad-hoc and strategic analyses to identify opportunities to improve product performance and user experience.
  • •Build and maintain data models, dashboards, core metrics, OKRs, and KPIs for Credit’s systems.
  • •Design and analyze experiments to inform feature launches, iteration, and ship decisions.
  • •Partner on dbt- and Airflow-powered data pipelines to enable trustworthy analytics and scalable reporting.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 190,800 - 262,800 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401k

Key Requirements

  • •5–8+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or in a related analytics/data-focused role.
  • •Experience as a product data scientist supporting consumer-facing products, ideally in an early-stage (0 to 1) context.
  • •Experience with experimentation, ad-hoc analysis, and strategic insight generation in a product environment.
  • •Strong SQL skills and experience creating metrics that drive alignment and decision-making with stakeholders.
  • •Experience building or partnering on data pipelines using tools such as Airflow and dbt.
Experience:5-8 yearsFintechProduct analyticsExperimentationConsumer-facing products
Skills:CommunicationData-driven decision-makingProblem-solvingStakeholder partnership
Tech Stack:SQLPythonAmazon RedshiftRedshiftDatabricksDbtAirflowNotebooksData modelingDashboards

Company Brief

Plaid
Provides APIs that enable applications to connect with users’ bank accounts, verify financial data, and power payment and account verification workflows for fintechs and financial services companies.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2013
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