Fraud Model Developer

Description

Position at SoFi

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Who we are:

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The role:

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist and/or Machine Learning Model Developer to join our Fraud Model Development Team. This role owns end-to-end design, development, validation, deployment partnership, and performance management of high-impact fraud models across SoFi products including Personal Loans, Student Loans, Credit Cards, and Crypto.

The Senior Fraud Model Developer is accountable for measurable fraud loss reduction and false positive improvements within assigned domains. This individual partners closely with Fraud Prevention, Risk, Operations, Finance, Compliance, and ML Platform teams to influence fraud strategy, inform risk tolerance decisions, and ensure models deliver sustained business impact.

This position requires deep expertise in data analytics, statistical modeling, and machine learning, along with the ability to translate complex model performance into clear business outcomes. The ideal candidate brings strong fraud domain knowledge, production ML experience, and a demonstrated ability to manage model risk and complexity at scale

What you’ll do:

The Senior Fraud Model Developer will help SoFi build and scale high-performing fraud modeling solutions by:

Owning end-to-end development of fraud models within assigned product or risk domains, from problem framing through production deployment and ongoing monitoring

Driving measurable reductions in fraud loss, false positives, and operational expenses

Translating model outputs into business impact metrics and influencing fraud strategy decisions

Aggregating and synthesizing datasets from multiple data environments to design scalable and reusable modeling frameworks

Analyzing complex datasets to identify drivers of fraud loss and member friction across products

Conducting trade-off analysis between fraud loss mitigation, customer experience, and regulatory guardrails

Establishing and maintaining model monitoring standards (e.g., performance metrics, drift detection, recalibration cadence) to proactively manage model risk

Investigating external risk data and emerging fraud patterns to inform roadmap prioritization

Partnering with ML Platform teams to productionize models in AWS and improve lifecycle governance

Reducing model development cycle time by simplifying processes, improving documentation rigor, and creating reusable components

Handling escalations related to model performance, risk exposure, or business impact within assigned scope

Influencing roadmap sequencing and contributing to prioritization discussions based on ROI, regulatory considerations, and level of effort

What you’ll need:

7+ years of advanced quantitative modeling experience, or

Master’s degree and 5+ years of related experience, or

PhD and 3+ years of related experience, or

Equivalent practical experience

Demonstrated ownership of production machine learning models with measurable impact on fraud loss or false positive reduction

Deep expertise in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau)

Strong knowledge of statistical methodologies and machine learning techniques (e.g., regression, decision trees, gradient boosting, random forests, neural networks, clustering analysis)

Experience designing, validating, and monitoring models using metrics such as AUC, KS, precision/recall, and drift detection

Ability to independently determine modeling approaches, manage trade-offs, and execute solutions with minimal guidance

Experience partnering cross-functionally with Risk, Fraud Ops, Engineering, Finance, and Compliance stakeholders

Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear business recommendations

Demonstrated ability to manage risk exposure within projects and proactively escalate with proposed solutions

Nice to have:

Direct experience in fintech, banking, payments, or digital fraud risk

Familiarity with graph databases and network-based fraud detection

Experience developing and deploying models in AWS environments

Experience influencing fraud policy or risk tolerance decisions

Compensation and Benefits

The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.

To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!

Pay range: $153,600.00 - $264,000.00

Payment frequency: Annual

This role is also eligible for a bonus, long term incentives and competitive benefits. More information about our employee benefits can be found in the link above.

The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights

SoFi is committed to an inclusive culture. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email accommodations@sofi.com.

Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.

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