Apartment List

Apartment List

Lead Data Scientist

USA

Sponsorship not specified$189k-$230kDetected 49 days ago
PythonSQLGCPCloud PlatformsMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchscikit-learnAirflowdbtData ScienceMLOpsStatisticsA/B TestingPerformance MarketingExperimental Design

About the role

  • Over the last several years, we've delivered 40%+ incremental revenue growth through rigorously A/B tested machine learning models - and there's still a tremendous amount of opportunity ahead.

Responsibilities

  • Build and own models end-to-end, from ambiguous opportunity through production launch and iteration.
  • Help build and scale one of the most important technical capabilities at Apartment List.
  • You'll take ownership of projects end-to-end, from problem framing through production launch and measurement, and collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Analytics along the way.
  • Own projects end-to-end - from feature engineering and model development through A/B experimentation, launch, and monitoring.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and Analytics to align on success metrics, deployment plans, and downstream impact.
  • Impact: Work on ML systems that directly shape the renter experience, property partner outcomes, and company performance.
  • Ownership: Build and own models end-to-end, from ambiguous opportunity through production launch and iteration.
  • A critical function: Help build and scale one of the most important technical capabilities at Apartment List.

Requirements

  • A degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Physics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Deep proficiency in Python and SQL, with comfort across the full model development lifecycle.
  • Familiarity with standard ML libraries and frameworks such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar.
  • Ability to work through feature engineering, feature selection, hyperparameter tuning, and model optimization independently.
  • Familiarity with MLOps practices, model monitoring, Airflow, dbt, or similar infrastructure.
  • Experience with performance marketing models, paid acquisition, or supply-side optimization.
  • A master's degree or higher in a relevant quantitative field.

Nice to have

  • In this role, you'll work on meaningful data science problems across demand- and supply-side modeling - from renter acquisition and intent signals to ranking, personalization, and marketplace optimization.
  • Our Data Science team has a strong foundation.
  • This is a role for someone who is ready to take on complex, well-scoped projects independently and grow into increasingly ambiguous, high-leverage work.
  • Apply a strong statistical mindset to model development, evaluation, causal inference, and tradeoff analysis.
  • Communicate technical findings and model tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

  • Leverage AI tools to improve your productivity across coding, analysis, documentation, and workflow automation.

Compensation

  • At Apartment List, we carefully consider a variety of factors to determine compensation for each position, including the role, level, and work.
  • Please note, the compensation details provided do not include benefits and perks that we offer.
  • We also rely on market indicators along with considering your work location, job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive for you.
  • Apartment List will consider paying compensation near the higher of the range in exceptional circumstances, where candidates have the experience, credentials or expertise that would warrant such consideration.
  • It is always our goal to hire exceptional talent and we would be happy to share more about compensation during the hiring process.
  • Zone 1: $189,000 - $230,000 TTC (including $170,000 - $202,000 base salary) + equity

Benefits

  • Please note, the compensation details provided do not include benefits and perks that we offer.
  • $175,000 - $212,000 TTC (including $158,000 - $186,000 base salary) + equity
  • Apartment List is looking for a Lead Data Scientist to build, deploy, and improve machine learning models that power our two-sided rental marketplace.
  • Build, deploy, and iterate on production machine learning models across ranking, personalization, renter intent, demand-side acquisition, and supply-side optimization.
  • Strong grounding in statistical learning, experimental design, and model evaluation.
  • We also rely on market indicators along with considering your work location, job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive for you.
  • $161,000 - $195,000 TTC (including $145,000 - $172,000 base salary) + equity This reflects the compensation target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations.

Company info

  • Work on ML systems that directly shape the renter experience, property partner outcomes, and company performance.
  • Have a strong voice within R&D and across the business, helping shape product, marketplace, and company strategy through data science.
  • Work in a virtual-first environment that allows you to work from anywhere in the U.S.
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