Data Scientist

About SmartAsset:

SmartAsset is an online destination for consumer-focused financial information and advice, whose mission is helping people make smart financial decisions, reaching over an estimated 59 million people each month (as of January 2025) through our educational content and personalized calculators and tools. To extend our mission, we also operate SmartAsset Advisor Marketing Platform (AMP), which helps connect consumers with fiduciary financial advisors.SmartAsset has earned recognition on the Inc. 5000 (#2574 in 2023) and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ (#250 in 2022) lists. Currently, SmartAsset ranks on Y Combinator’s list of Top 100 Companies. A successful $110 million Series D funding round in 2021 valued the company at over $1 billion.

*Other than application and licensing fees, SmartAsset did not provide compensation for the aforementioned awards.

About the team: 

At Smartasset you will join an experienced team of Data Scientists and ML Engineers who are at the forefront of AI/ML applications for the company. You will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with leaders from other teams (Marketing, Product, Sales, and Technology) across the company.

The Data Science team identifies opportunities that are aligned with company goals, helps shape roadmaps, and delivers critical data products that will have an immediate impact on the business.

About the Job:

Responsibilities: 

As a junior Data Scientist, you will contribute to the development and deployment of machine learning models that optimize/inform business decisions. You will be working within the Matching Algo. & Forecasting pillar, which is responsible for shaping the logic behind matching and guiding key business decisions by studying how different advisor matching strategies affect company KPIs.
You will utilize your strong problem-solving skills, computational experience, and business analytics to solve real-world problems at scale. You will design and implement a variety of data products to support and drive business operations, working cross-functionally with peers and business leaders.

Skills/Experience you have:

• Proficient in Python (pandas, numpy, scipy, matplotlib, sci-kit-learn, etc), SQL and Linux/Unix systems.
• Knowledgeable of the best practices such as version control (git), documentation, and environments.
• Experienced in hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and other statistical methods.
• Capable of reducing complex and vague problems into well posed questions and next steps.
• Proven track record to modeling/working with complex systems, defining variables of interests that accurately represent existing dynamics.
• Scientific mindset that is able to formulate hypotheses and design/execute experiments.
• Ability to communicate efficiently with all types of audience (technical and non-technical stakeholders)
• Strong quantitative background, and a proven track record of technical solutions and thinking outside the box.

Skills/Experience preferred:

• Experience with CI/CD, containerization, and end-to-end model deployment.
• Professional habits around model validation, testing, and tracking.
• Comfortable in working on the line between data science and data engineering.
• Experience with model monitoring (drift / performance, confidence intervals, …).
• Experience with stakeholder Management, and in working independently with business partners.

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer 
• Must be able to communicate via phone calls and/or video conferences (mainly for concierge and sales roles) 

Available Benefits and Perks: (No edits are to be made here this is included in all jobs) 

• All roles at SmartAsset are currently and will remain remote - flexibility to work from anywhere in the Contiguous US.
• Medical, Dental, Vision - multiple packages available based on your individualized needs
• Life/AD&D Insurance - basic coverage at 100% company paid, additional supplemental available 
• Supplemental Short-term and Long-term Disability
• FSA: Medical and Dependent Care 
• 401K
• Equity packages for each role
• Time Off: Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Financial Literacy Mentoring Program
• Pet Insurance
• Home Office Stipend

SmartAsset is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at Recruiting@smartasset.com.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, Washington, and New York City residents* $98,000 - $151,000 + RSUs + benefits.

Salary at SmartAsset is determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the contiguous United States.