Discord
Senior Data Scientist, Causal Inference + Experimentation
San Francisco Bay Area · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$221k-$245kDetected 3 days ago
PythonSQLData ScienceStatisticsA/B TestingResearchExperimental DesignLeadership
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About the role
- Discord runs hundreds of experiments on any given day, turning experiment results into business decisions.
- Our team directly impacts the strategy and roadmaps that improve Discord for its more than 90M daily active users!
- If helping make Discord an even better place to hang out with your friends sounds like an exciting challenge - we'd love to chat with you!
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to improve the reliability and scalability of experimentation at Discord.
- Provide statistical expertise, ensuring that all statistical choices, methodologies, and frameworks are sound and aligned with best practices in causal inference and experimental design.
- Lead initiatives to educate and train cross-functional teams on best practices in experimentation design, statistical methodologies, and causal inference, ensuring a deep understanding of the principles that drive sound decision-making under uncertainty.
- In addition to consulting within the wider Data Science team (50+ members), lead and conduct causal inference research of your own on important Discord priorities.
Requirements
- MSc in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, etc.) and 2+ years of experience designing, implementing and analyzing experiments or causal inference projects.
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $220,500 to $245,000 + equity + benefits.
- Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
- Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.
Benefits
- Develop and deliver engaging workshops, training sessions, and educational materials that demystify complex statistical concepts and promote data-driven decision-making across the company.
- Strong passion for education and the ability to communicate complex statistical and experimental design concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Company info
- Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.
- We are a small and quickly growing team; you will be presented with significant leadership opportunities as we evolve.
- We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses.
- Join us in our mission!
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