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Data Scientist

Applies statistical modeling, machine learning, and experimentation to extract insights from data.

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Data ScientistSenior Data ScientistStaff Data Scientist
55open jobs
22companies hiring
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Skills

What companies are looking for in this role.

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Designing and implementing metrics frameworks to measure product engagement, retention, and user behavior

95%

Building statistical and machine learning models to understand user behavior and drive product decisions

95%

Analyzing large-scale datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and actionable insights

92%

Developing data pipelines and infrastructure to aggregate, transform, and prepare data for analysis

90%

Conducting A/B tests and designing experiments to validate hypotheses and measure feature impact

90%

Owning end-to-end analytical projects from problem scoping through implementation and monitoring

88%

Building and deploying predictive models for forecasting, segmentation, and propensity scoring

88%

Creating dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders

88%

Applying statistical rigor and causal inference methods to establish reliable measurement and evaluation frameworks

85%

Implementing feature engineering pipelines to transform raw data into predictive signals for modeling

85%

Building time series forecasting models to predict demand, usage, and capacity across business operations

82%

Conducting deep-dive root cause analysis to identify performance bottlenecks and improvement opportunities

80%

Building interpretable models that balance performance, explainability, and operational maintainability

78%

Developing data quality frameworks and ensuring data governance across analytical systems

75%

Applying optimization techniques and operations research methods to improve resource allocation and efficiency

70%

Developing attribution and cost accounting models to allocate resources and understand financial impact

68%
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Architecting data systems and infrastructure that scale to support production analytics and autonomous agents

75%

Designing evaluation frameworks and measurement methodologies for large-scale AI and ML systems

72%

Building personalization and recommendation systems using behavioral data and machine learning

68%

Designing novel methodologies for analyzing unique data characteristics and rare event estimation

65%

Developing reinforcement learning models to optimize dynamic decision-making and resource allocation

65%
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Collaborating cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business teams to align on data-driven decisions

93%

Translating ambiguous business questions into well-scoped analytical problems and hypotheses

92%

Communicating complex analytical findings and recommendations to executive leadership and diverse stakeholders

88%

Leading and mentoring data science teams while establishing analytical best practices and standards

70%
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Technology

The tools and technologies that define this role.

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Pythonvery high
SQLvery high
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Apache Sparkmoderate
Delta Lakelow
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Cloud Platformshigh
Data Warehousehigh
Google Analyticslow
MLflowlow
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Gitlow
Tableaulow
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Machine Learningvery high
A/B Testinghigh
Data Pipelinehigh
Feature Engineeringhigh
Statistical Modelinghigh
Time Series Forecastinghigh
Agentsmoderate
Attribution Modelingmoderate
Causal Inferencemoderate
LLMsmoderate
Optimization Algorithmsmoderate
Propensity Scoringmoderate
Reinforcement Learningmoderate
Segmentationmoderate
Simulationmoderate
Multi-armed Banditslow
RAGlow
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Open Jobs

55 open Data Scientist jobs across 22 companies.

Synthesia3d
Commercial Data Scientist
Europe·Data & Analytics
Glean1w
Senior Data Scientist, Core Product
San Francisco Bay Area·Data & Analytics
Hebbia1w
Data Scientist, Product
New York City; San Francisco, CA·Data & Analytics
Glean1w
Data Scientist, Core Product
Bangalore, India·Data & Analytics
Figma1w
Data Scientist
San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States·Data & Analytics
Cohere1w
Lead Data Scientist
United States·Data & Analytics
Waymo1w
Senior Product Data Scientist, Marketplace Algorithms ML
Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA·Data & Analytics
Waymo1w
Staff Product Data Scientist, Operation Center
Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US·Data & Analytics
Waymo1w
Staff Data Scientist, TLM, Driving Quality
Mountain View, California, USA·Data & Analytics
Waymo1w
Staff Data Scientist, Launch Evaluation Quality
Mountain View, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA·Data & Analytics
Waymo1w
Sr Staff Data Scientist, Simulation Capacity Optimization
Mountain View, California, USA·Data & Analytics
Waymo1w
Data Scientist
Mountain View, California, USA·Data & Analytics
CoreWeave1w
Sr. Data Scientist - Capacity Data
Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA·Data & Analytics
Nebius2w
Senior Data Scientist
Tel Aviv, Israel·Data & Analytics
DeepMind2w
Senior Staff Data Scientist, GeminiApp x-Product
Mountain View, California, US·Data & Analytics
DeepMind2w
Senior Data Scientist, Gemini App, Google DeepMind
Zurich, Switzerland·Data & Analytics
Databricks2w
Principal Data Scientist
Remote - California; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington·Data & Analytics
Inflection AI2w
Senior Data Scientist (Growth)
Palo Alto, California, United States·Data & Analytics
Waymo2w
Senior Product Data Scientist, In Car Experience
Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US·Data & Analytics
Waymo2w
Senior Data Scientist
Mountain View, California, USA·Data & Analytics