Spade takes messy transaction data and turns it into structured, verified records — with AI agents that help you use it everywhere it matters. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.
About the role
At Spade, data is the product — and you'll be one of the people shaping it. As a Data Scientist, you'll build the real-time ML/AI systems that power how top fintechs and financial institutions understand every transaction: from traditional ML and NLP models to AI agents, all running on our proprietary merchant, location, and transaction datasets.
What they're looking for
- 3+ years building and shipping models in Python, in a fast-paced environment (5+ for senior)
- Worked hands-on with engineering and product, not just in a research silo
- Strong ML, stats, and data fundamentals (PySpark, pandas, SQL)
- A product mindset — you navigate ambiguity and optimize for customer value, not just model accuracy
- A collaborative streak — you take feedback well and care about the team's success, not just your own
- An AI-forward workflow — coding assistants and LLMs are part of how you already work, and you're excited to push further
More about this role
Financial institutions process billions of transactions every day across cards, ACH, wires, and third party aggregators. But most of that data is difficult to use. Descriptions are inconsistent, merchant names don’t match, and categories vary by payment type.
Spade is a data and AI platform that turns messy transaction strings into structured, verified records — and gives teams the tools to act on it across authorization, attribution, analytics, and AI initiatives. Spade leads the market in terms of merchant coverage, matching accuracy, geolocation data, and speed of transaction enrichment. Customers such as, FIS, Bilt, Mercury, Stripe, alongside many other leaders in fintech and financial services, trust Spade's data to enable personalized rewards programs, accurate applied spending rules, precise analytics requests, and innovative AI-powered features.
Spade is a fast growing, Series B company backed by industry experts and top tier investors (including Oak HC/FT, a16z, Flourish Ventures, Y-Combinator, and Gradient Ventures). We’re a lean and execution-oriented hybrid team, passionate about building exceptional products for our growing customer base. We care deeply about...
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