Senior Data Scientist – Embedded Insights

Plaid

Senior Data Scientist establishing analytics and metrics for Plaid’s financial connectivity network. Evaluating machine learning models and guiding product improvements through experimentation.

Posted 9/10/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $190,800 - $262,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Data Science with a strong focus on machine learning techniques, data analysis, and visualization. Capable of developing metrics and dashboards to support product improvement and network health while effectively communicating insights to diverse stakeholders.

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Data AnalysisMachine Learning TechniquesSQLPython ProgrammingData Visualization

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Hard Skills

Data ScienceMachine LearningSQLPythonData AnalysisModel EvaluationStatistical AnalysisExploratory Data AnalysisClassificationClustering

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsCollaborationProblem SolvingAnalytical ThinkingStakeholder Engagement

Tools & Technologies

Data Visualization ToolsDbtAirflow

Industry Keywords

AnalyticsNetwork HealthProduct ImprovementEmbedded InsightsCross-Functional Teams

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyze entities across the Plaid network to understand behavior and identify opportunities, anomalies, and risks
Create foundational metrics, dashboards, and monitoring systems for network health and machine learning model performance
Evaluate the value and performance of machine learning models using customer and internal data
Identify opportunities to improve existing models and translate findings into actionable narratives for product and engineering leaders
Design experiments, define success metrics and guardrails, analyze results, and communicate recommendations to stakeholders
Analyze Plaid product and customer data to identify opportunities for product improvement and expansion
Partner with cross-functional teams to build reliable data models and analytics workflows
Establish the analytics and metrics backbone for the Embedded Insights team
Support machine learning model development and contribute to Plaid network health and product quality

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of industry experience in Data Science or a related analytics role
Deep familiarity with SQL and data visualization tools
Understanding of modern machine learning techniques, such as classification, clustering, and optimization
Experience evaluating model performance, identifying opportunities for improvement, and connecting technical results to business outcomes
Proven ability to tailor analytical solutions to business problems while working with cross-functional partners
Ability to code and iterate independently in Python, particularly for exploratory data analysis
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain analytical methods, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
Experience building or partnering on data pipelines using dbt or Airflow is a plus
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Economics, or a closely related field
Ability to work from the Plaid office associated with this role at least 3 days per week, with or without a reasonable accommodation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities
Equal opportunity employment