Drimva

Socure

Data Scientist II - Big Data R&D, Identity Graph & Deceased Monitoring

$140K–$170K

Hybrid - San Francisco, CA +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026

Location
Hybrid - San Francisco, CA
Hybrid - Seattle, WA
Hybrid - New York, NY
Hybrid - Miami, FL
Experience
Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience, or Ph.D. with 1+ years of experience in a data science or analytics role, or equivalent practical experience.
Education
Master’s degree or Ph.D., or equivalent practical experience.
Visa sponsorship
Sponsorship is not available at this time.

About the job

Develops identity-resolution and graph-based data science capabilities, pipelines, and features for identity verification, fraud detection, and deceased-monitoring products.

What you'll do

  • Develop and refine machine-learning, statistical, and graph algorithms for identity matching and anomaly detection.
  • Build and maintain data-processing pipelines and support feature engineering, data exploration, and model evaluation.
  • Evaluate data sources and communicate findings to product, engineering, and compliance partners.

What they ask for

  • Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience, or Ph.D. with 1+ years of experience in data science or analytics, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Proficiency in Python or Scala and experience writing and optimizing SQL for large datasets.
  • Hands-on experience with Spark or PySpark and common ML libraries.
  • Working knowledge of supervised and unsupervised machine learning and basic statistics.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with UNIX and AWS; Databricks experience is a plus.
  • Exposure to graph techniques or graph databases; Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, or Airflow experience is a bonus.

Pay

$140K – $170K (base salary)

Tools

Python, Scala, SQL, Spark, PySpark, scikit-learn, AWS, Databricks

AI focus

Applies machine learning, data mining, statistical, and graph-based methods to identity resolution, identity verification, anomaly detection, and fraud products.

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)