This role pays more than
91%
of similar roles. Most pay
$137,781–$198,450
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$242k
versus about
$168k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Cloudflare, Inc
Cloudflare is a prominent cloud services and security company that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust security services to millions of internet properties.
Cloudflare, Inc currently has
190 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$215,000–$278,000
across 59 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Data Scientist, Detection, you will join the Engineering Team’s Detection department to identify automated, fraudulent, and malicious activity across internet-scale data. You will lead the research, design, and evaluation of detection models while mentoring others on distinguishing adversaries from legitimate users. Your daily work involves owning the detection measurement framework, defining metrics for noisy ground truths, and driving the adoption of AI/ML techniques in collaboration with cross-functional teams. The role requires a deep understanding of fraud, abuse, and bot detection on high-velocity traffic. You must be proficient in Python and SQL within production environments while applying strong statistical and machine learning fundamentals. This position solves critical security challenges by developing advanced systems to protect users from evolving threats across the global internet infrastructure through sophisticated data analysis and proactive strategy development.
What does a Data Scientist earn in New York?
Median $173200 from 38 postings across 17 companies.
South San Francisco, CA14 days ago
$185,200–$343,900
Python
R
Machine Learning
Generative AI
Data Architecture
System Integration
Experimental Design
Data Analysis
GxP
Data Privacy
Product Development
Scalability