Socure is the leading AI-powered identity verification platform trusted by 3,000+ customers to verify consumers, businesses, & employees with confidence. Backed by Accel.
About the role
We are seeking a Staff Data Scientist with deep expertise in computer vision and machine learning to provide technical leadership for our document verification solutions. This role is responsible for setting technical direction, guiding data scientists through complex challenges, and ensuring the quality of ML solutions across the full model lifecycle—from data strategy and model development to deployment, monitoring, and production usage. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience, with 10+ years or equivalent professional experience and deep expertise in computer vision and machine learning
- Proven experience designing, deploying, and improving production ML systems at scale
- Demonstrated technical leadership across multiple ML projects, including mentoring and guiding other experienced data scientists
- Strong understanding of the full ML lifecycle, from data strategy and model development through deployment and production monitoring
- Strong technical judgment and ability to navigate complex and ambiguous modeling problems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence technical, business, and customer stakeholders
More about this role
Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy — verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day.
We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won’t be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading.
We are seeking a Staff Data Scientist with deep expertise in computer vision and machine learning to provide technical leadership for our document verification solutions. This role is responsible for setting technical direction, guiding data scientists through complex challenges, and ensuring the quality of ML solutions across the full model lifecycle—from data strategy and model development to deployment, monitoring, and production usage.
You will serve as a domain expert and trusted technical advisor, raising the technical bar across the team...
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