Intern, Data Scientist, Borrow

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Who We Are

Shape a brighter financial future with us.

Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.

We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.

The Role

Are you passionate about building products that impact millions of people? Do you like building and shipping code at a rapid pace and seeing the immediate impact of your work? Are you excited about doing state-of-the-art development work and learning from mentors who can help shape your future? Are you eager to help develop the next generation of financial technology? If so, we want you to join us at SoFi this summer!

As a SoFi Data Science Intern, you won’t be sitting on the sidelines during your internship. You’ll be working as a full-time member of our Data Science team, leveraging your analytical skills to identify the growth opportunities and insights that fulfill our mission to help our members get their money right.

In this role, you'll use your expertise in data analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning to uncover insights that will directly influence product strategy and revenue growth. You will be embedded on an agile development team, partnered with Product Management, Product Design, User Experience Research, and Engineering to build and ship product features that are released to the public on a regular basis.

What You’ll Do

• Identify high impact business opportunities to help members achieve their financial goals
• Develop and apply machine learning models to solve business problems
• Evaluate and interpret the results of data analysis
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and present insights on a regular cadence communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Design and implement data collection. Build data pipelines to deploy production level datasets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business leaders to understand needs and offer data-driven solutions
• Work with multiple languages and frameworks including: Python, SQL, dbt, Airflow, Tableau
• Learn about new technologies, tools and processes that will build your skill set and help shape your career
• Present your summer project and work to SoFi’s senior leadership team
  
  

What You’ll Need

• Enrolled in an accredited US-based university (working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) with an expected graduation date of Spring 2026
• Must be returning to school for at least one quarter or semester after the internship
• Have no more than 12 months of professional full-time work experience (excluding internships and research assistant roles)
• Must be willing to relocate to San Francisco Bay Area and be available to work in the San Francisco HQ office
• Must be attending a US-based university for positions in the US
• Able to obtain work authorization in the US in 2025
• Some experience in analytics in a non-academic setting (internship, research roles, relevant projects, etc.)
• Solid understanding of data science fundamentals
• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms, data structures, and systems architecture
• Ability to quickly learn new languages and adopt new technologies, methods and processes in a fast-paced work environment
• Intellectual curiosity and an affinity for solving problems
  
  

Internship Perks

• Access to senior leadership, including exclusive Q&A sessions with executives across all functions of SoFi
• Exclusive opportunities to contribute to a tech hackathon, to deliver a case study to the CEO, etc.
• Development sessions for career, financial, and professional growth
• Opportunities to participate in company wide events like All-Hands and SoFi circles programming
• Networking socials to connect with fellow interns
• SoFi swag giveaways
• We offer incoming interns the flexibility to select from two potential start dates:
• Cohort 1 - Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - Friday, August 15, 2025
• Cohort 2 - Monday, June 16, 2025 - Friday, September 5, 2025
  

Why You'll Love Working Here

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Internship Highlights Include

In addition to a unique and challenging professional experience, interns will also receive perks such as invites to Member events, and more!

• Personalized Mentorship Program
• Fully stocked kitchen (snacks & drinks)
• Access to senior leadership, including round tables with executives across all functions of SoFi
  
  

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The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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SoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].

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