Remote Data Scientist Job in San Francisco Bay Whatnot

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience in the Data field
• 3+ years of experience in Data Analytics & Science supporting search and discovery systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Excellent verbal communications, including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical collaborators
• Industry experience with proven ability to apply scientific methods to solve real-world problems on large scale data
• Ability to lead initiatives across multiple product areas and communicate findings with leadership and product teams
• Comfortability with data warehouses and big data technologies such as Redshift, Snowflake, Big Query, Presto/Trino, Athena, Spark, DBT
• Expert in using SQL for data analysis, reporting, and dashboarding
• Experience with a scripting language such as Python or R
• Aptitude in goal setting, driver and cohort analysis
• Firm grasp of visualization tools, interactive and self-serving, such as business intelligence and notebooks

Desirables

• Intellectually curious
• Highly motivated
• Strong critical thinking
• Excellent communication
• Fast-paced environment experience
• Adept in navigating the data stack
• Experience in recommendation and relevance systems

What the job involves

• Partner closely with leads across Discovery, Search, Ads and Community teams to find improvements & opportunities using data science methodologies and tools
• Inform how to balance the needs across buyer demand, seller supply, launching new product categories and international markets
• Build actionable KPIs linking Northstar metrics to day-to-day operations
• Create production-quality dashboards and notebooks to convey insights for strategy and opportunities
• Improve engineering roadmaps through analysis of marketplace, user behavior, and industry trends
• Guide, oversee and improve experimentation practices to make decisions whether to rollout or rollback features
• Define and advance company best practices within a data-informed culture