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Senior Data Scientist, Home Lending

Wealthfront· Data – Data Science
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Hybrid (Palo Alto / San Francisco / Seattle / New York City / Austin)$185k - $211kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

The Wealthfront Data Science Team leverages financial and behavioral data to influence product and marketing decisions while safeguarding client information. The role is embedded within Wealthfront’s Home Lending area, focused on enabling clients to grow wealth through leveraged home ownership.

Responsibilities

  • Build predictive models for potential purchasers or refinancers in our client base to enable efficient and targeted outreach
  • Analyze user behavior in web-based home lending tools and flows to identify patterns and optimize these experiences
  • Interpret and contextualize statistical results for business stakeholders and help translate numbers into recommendations

Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD in Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Economics or Natural Sciences, with 6+ years of data science experience (exceptions considered)
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with a track record of cross-organizational partnership
  • Hands-on mathematical and software engineering skills for complex projects
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL
  • Desire and ability to mentor junior Data Scientists

Skills

Required:Predictive modelingUser behavior analysisStatistical interpretationCommunication
Nice to have:Mentoring

Benefits

  • medical
  • vision
  • dental
  • 401K plan
  • generous time off
  • parental leave
  • wellness reimbursements
  • professional development
  • employee investing discount
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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