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Affirm - San Francisco, CA Affirm (affirm.com) is re-inventing consumer finance. We're starting with lending, and looking for data scientists to build the systems that decide in real time which loans we make. We are based in San Francisco; founded by Max Levchin (founding CTO PayPal), Jeff Kaditz (CDO DeNA/ngmoco), and Nathan Gettings (founding CTO of Palantir); and looking for exceptionally talented and passionate people to join us on our mission. RESPONSIBILITIES - Build production fraud and credit machine learning models. Your models will decide who we lend to in real time. - Conduct ad-hoc data analyses. Your analyses will decide what policies we adopt, where we expand our business, and who our partners will be. REQUIREMENTS - Deep understanding of and experience with machine learning and data analysis. - Strong programming ability. BONUS - Expert-level Python ability. - Advanced statistics knowledge. - Experience with fraud or underwriting. Apply at https://www.affirm.com/careers/data-scientist/ or email us at careers@affirm.com. (We're also hiring software engineers, designers, PMs, and others; see the whole list at https://www.affirm.com/careers/) FULL-TIME, INTERN, VISA, LOCAL, RELOCATION, NO REMOTE