Senior Data Scientist – Network Value

Plaid

Data Scientist supporting Remember Me product at fintech company Plaid. Collaborating with product managers and engineers to drive data-informed product development with a focus on user experience.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $190,800 - $262,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data analysis, building data models, and developing strategic insights to drive product performance. Proficient in SQL and experienced in utilizing Airflow and dbt for data pipeline management in a fintech environment.

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Data AnalysisSQL ProficiencyAirflow Data PipelinesCausal InferenceMachine Learning

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Hard Skills

Data ModelingExperimentationAd-Hoc AnalysisStrategic InsightsMetrics Development

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCross-Functional Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

AirflowDbtSQL

Industry Keywords

FintechDirect-to-Consumer ProductsData-Driven PerformanceOKRs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Champion a data-first approach to decision-making across the organization as Plaid App is built and scaled, serving as the data and analytical thought partner to product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Translate ambiguous business and product questions into clear analytics projects and decision frameworks, and perform ad-hoc and strategic analyses to identify opportunities to improve user outcomes and business performance.
Build and maintain data models, dashboards, core metrics, OKRs, and success metrics that improve visibility into Guard performance and quantify progress against business goals.
Design and analyze experiments to support feature launch and iteration decisions, and partner on Airflow- and dbt-powered data pipelines that enable trustworthy analytics and scalable reporting.
Identify novel ways to impact top-line OKRs and influence stakeholders on prioritization, roadmapping, and execution, while exploring ML prototypes and causal inference approaches where they can improve product or decision quality.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-8+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or in a related analytics or data-focused role
Fintech experience, including experience working with raw fintech data
Experience launching direct-to-consumer products from 0 to 1
Experience with experimentation, ad-hoc analysis, and developing strategic insights
Strong SQL skills and experience creating metrics that drive alignment with stakeholders
Experience building or partnering closely on data pipelines using Airflow and dbt
Strong communication skills and experience partnering cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders
Experience driving data-driven performance for user-facing products
Track record of identifying novel ways to impact a top-line OKR and influencing stakeholders on prioritization, roadmapping, and/or execution
Nice to have: Experience with causal inference
Nice to have: Experience with machine learning
Nice to have: Python proficiency.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission are dependent on the position offered.
Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
Pay is based on factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience and skillset, and location.