Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RevenueCat is a leading monetization platform for mobile applications, and they are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support their new fintech initiative, RC Capital. The role involves building data science strategies for underwriting and fraud detection, developing models, and collaborating with various teams to enhance their financial products.
Responsibilities
- Own the Data Science strategy for RC Capital. Build the foundation for our underwriting and fraud detection systems from the ground up. Nothing is locked in, you'll define the models, the signals, and the approach
- Develop sophisticated models for lead qualification, anomaly detection, fraud prevention, and credit underwriting. All this using the richest, most real-time app revenue data in the world
- Partner closely with Product and Engineering to integrate risk signals and underwriting logic into customer-facing flows and internal decisioning engines
- Analyze cross-platform revenue data to uncover insights that improve our underwriting models and product design
- Build mechanisms for measuring impact, evaluating model performance, and driving prioritization of new data initiatives
- Operate with high ownership in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment helping to define the long-term vision for our financial products
Skills
- 5+ years of data science experience, ideally with a strong background in fintech, credit, lending, or payments
- Deep expertise in fraud and/or underwriting
- Ability to build models that balance risk and growth, and understand the nuances of financial data
- Highly analytical and technical
- Expert in SQL and Python
- Ability to build, deploy, and monitor models in production
- Understanding of mobile apps or developer ecosystems, or eagerness to learn this space
- Act like an owner and treat RevenueCat's balance sheet, product, and brand like it's your own
- Thrive in ambiguity and comfortable making low-information, high-stakes decisions
- Systems thinker who looks for opportunities to automate and build things that scale
- Know when it's good enough and balance detail, speed, and ambition without losing sight of impact
Benefits
- Competitive equity in a fast-growing, Series C startup backed by top-tier investors, including Y Combinator
- 10-year window to exercise vested equity options
- Fully remote and flexible work environment
- 4-5 weeks of suggested time off annually for mental, physical, and emotional recharge
- $2,000 USD for workspace setup and $1,000 USD annual stipend for continuous learning
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