Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Risk
PolymarketPrediction Markets company
New York, United StatesSenior
Founders Fund
General Catalyst
Polychain
Intercontinental Exchange
ParaFi
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Identify and combat platform abuse by building detection logic and implementing controls.
- •Polymarket is seeking a Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Risk to identify and combat platform abuse, such as fake signups, bonus farming, and manipulative trading.
- •You will translate data insights into actionable controls, working closely with product and compliance teams.
- •Key Responsibilities Investigate and quantify various forms of platform abuse.
- •Build detection logic using on-chain, device, and behavioral signals.
- •Develop monitoring systems and recurring reporting for new abuse patterns.
- •Quantify the financial exposure of abuse vectors.
- •Partner with product on controls and measure their effectiveness.
- •Requirements 7+ years in risk, fraud analytics, or trust and safety.
- •Expert SQL skills for analyzing large behavioral datasets.
- •Strong pattern recognition instincts and experience building detection logic.
- •Sound judgment regarding user impact and control trade-offs.
- •Comfort working with compliance and handling sensitive findings.
Required skills
SQLPythonRisk ManagementCompliance Management
Nice-to-have skills
R
Domain expertise
crypto
Benefits & perks
Competitive salary & equity, Unlimited PTO, Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage, 401k match, Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories
Tech stack
SQLPythonR