Using predictive analytics and advanced machine learning trained on billions of signals to power RiskOS™, Socure has created the most accurate identity verification and fraud prevention platform in the world. Trusted by thousands of leading organizations—from top banks and fintechs to government agencies—we solve real, high-impact problems at scale. Come join us!

About the Role

Socure is the leading provider of digital identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, leveraging AI and machine learning to power the most accurate identity trust decisions. Our mission is to eliminate identity fraud and ensure online trust across industries.

We are seeking a Staff Data Scientist to join our Digital Intelligence team. In this role, you will drive the development of machine learning features and models that leverage device, network, and behavioral data to power fraud prevention and identity verification. You’ll work with rich, high-volume data from browser, mobile, and API traffic to surface meaningful insights and scalable risk signals. This is a great opportunity to own impactful projects, collaborate cross-functionally, and deepen your expertise in applied ML for device and behavioral intelligence.

What You’ll Do

Design and deploy advanced machine learning systems for device identification, anomaly detection, and fraud prevention—balancing precision, recall, and real-world adversarial dynamics.
Lead 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 influence data architecture, signal collection, and strategic planning.
Drive experimental design, A/B testing frameworks, and robust validation techniques to ensure model generalizability and long-term trust.
Contribute to company-wide 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 lead cross-functional working groups.

What You Bring

Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
10+ years of experience in data science or applied machine learning, including at least several years 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.

Bonus Points

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.

Socure is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of all kinds at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.