Parafin

Data Scientist

San Francisco, California, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Fintech, Data & AnalyticsIndustries

Job Description

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: (Salary information not provided)

About Parafin

Parafin is on a mission to grow small businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but traditional banks often don’t have their backs. We build tech that makes it simple for small businesses to access the financial tools they need through the platforms they already sell on. We partner with companies like DoorDash, Amazon, Worldpay, and Mindbody to offer fast and flexible funding, spend management, and savings tools to their small business users via a simple integration. Parafin takes on all the complexity of capital markets, underwriting, servicing, compliance, and customer service for our partners. We’re a tight-knit team of innovators hailing from Stripe, Square, Plaid, Coinbase, Robinhood, CERN, and more — all united by a passion for building tools that help small businesses succeed. Parafin is backed by prominent venture capitalists including GIC, Notable Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Thrive Capital. Parafin is a Series C company, and we have raised more than $194M in equity and $340M in debt facilities. Join us in creating a future where every small business has the financial tools they need.

Data Science Team - Our Impact

Data is core to Parafin’s mission to grow small businesses. Our platform partnerships and portfolio provide rich insight into SMB financial health, allowing us to create fair, automated, and broad access to financial services. As Parafin scales, the breadth and depth of our data grows with it, amplifying the impact we can have on customers and the trajectory of the business.

Our Team

Enthusiasm, skepticism, and respect for data are in our DNA – two of our co-founders were PhD data scientists at Robinhood. Since our founding, we have grown the team to include perspectives from graduate studies in physics, mathematics, bioengineering, economics, financial engineering, and electrical engineering and professional experience at Robinhood, Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Faire, Segment, Facebook, and Google. We value first-principles thinking, attention to detail, and craftsmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with sales leaders to convey the value of embedded finance to prospective partners.
  • Identify the impact of financial access on platform GMV using quasi-random variation.
  • Run simulations to assess the risk of offering financial products on specific platforms.
  • Develop tooling to maintain portfolio health, driving sustainable growth for Parafin, our capital markets partners, and the small businesses we serve.
  • Estimate survival curves to predict cohorted loss rates.
  • Deploy LLM-based models to automatically identify bankruptcy from web data.

Requirements

  • (Requirements information not provided)

Skills

Parafin

Provides embedded financing solutions for businesses

About Parafin

Parafin provides a financing solution designed for online platforms and their merchant partners. The service allows these platforms to offer financing under their own brand, which helps them generate revenue and build loyalty with their merchants. Parafin's offerings include underwriting, funding, go-to-market strategies, servicing, compliance, and customer support. The financing is based on the sales history of the merchants, with no interest, late fees, or credit checks involved. Payments are automated and adjust according to sales, with funds available in as little as one business day. Parafin has partnered with major platforms like Amazon, MindBody, and DoorDash to facilitate quick and flexible financing for various business needs, such as opening new locations or upgrading equipment. The goal of Parafin is to support the growth of businesses by providing accessible financing options that also contribute to the revenue growth of the platforms they partner with.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2020Year Founded
$184.8MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Competitive salary & equity
Health, dental, & vision
401k plan
Parental leave
Unlimited PTO
Commuter benefits
Daily lunches

Risks

Increased competition in embedded financial services could erode Parafin's market share.
Rapid technological changes may require continuous investment, straining Parafin's resources.
Economic downturns could impact demand for Parafin's services among small businesses.

Differentiation

Parafin offers a full-stack embedded financial infrastructure for small businesses.
The company partners with major platforms like Amazon and DoorDash for financing solutions.
Parafin's model includes underwriting, funding, and compliance, creating a seamless experience.

Upsides

Parafin raised $100M in Series C, boosting its valuation to $750M.
The company has grown volumes by 400% since its Series B in 2022.
Increased demand for embedded finance solutions enhances user engagement and retention.

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