Sr. Data Scientist

About Attain

Built for consumers and companies, alike

In a world driven by data, we believe consumers and businesses can coexist. Our founders had a vision to empower consumers to leverage their greatest asset—their data—in exchange for modern financial services. Built with this vision in mind, our platform allows consumers to access savings tools, earned wages and rewards without cost or hidden fees. In exchange, they give permission to use their real-time data for research, insights and targeted advertising.

At Attain, your contribution will help us build a more equitable and efficient data sharing ecosystem—whether helping consumers access modern financial services or businesses leverage data to achieve better outcomes. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with hands-on leaders and mission-driven individuals everyday.

Attain Office Hybrid Schedule (where applicable):

• Redwood City, CA: Mondays (in-office for stand-ups, all-hands) and choice of three days between Tues-Friday
• Chicago, IL & New York, NY: 4 days in-office; 1 day remote
  
  

About the role

Attain is leveraging machine learning (ML) and data science-based products to take our business to the next level. To meet the growing needs of our business, we are searching for a Data Scientist to develop and apply novel machine learning approaches for new Ad-Tech products. This person will lead and experience first-hand how we transform machine learning models and algorithms into AI products for our customers, clients and partners.

What a typical week might look like

• Contribute to the development of our machine learning based Ad-Tech products, driving for speedy and outstanding execution
• Lead by example and define best practices for robust and efficient machine learning service development that includes data processing, feature engineering, model development, model deployment, and in-production support, etc.
• Collaborate with a cross functional team of data scientists, engineers, product managers and business stakeholders to cost-effectively deliver AI services with quality, efficiency, and security
• Contribute to the data science roadmap and priorities
• Develop cutting edge data science models and algorithms to drive strategic investment decisions
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, or similar role
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field (PhD preferred)
• Strong expertise in developing and deploying machine learning models (especially reinforcement learning models) in production
• Solid understanding of underlying mathematical foundation of machine learning models
• Proficiency in Python
• Experience with cloud computing services or platform (GCP preferred)
• Strong SQL skills
• Familiarity with version control and peer code review systems
• Demonstrated ability to learn and embrace new technologies, applications, and approaches
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and wear multiple hats across the data science team, based on the needs of the business
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to explain technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences
  
  

We are excited to hear from you.

At Attain, we are passionate about finding people to continuously help us grow our organization. We encourage you to apply, even if your experience doesn't match every detail on the job description. If we don't see something that immediately fits, we will keep your resume on file for future opportunities.