Samba
Data Scientist
San Francisco, California · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$185kDetected 99 days ago
PythonDatabricksMachine LearningData EngineeringData ScienceStatisticsA/B TestingExperimental DesignLeadership
About the role
- You will work closely with Data Engineering, Product, and go-to-market teams.
Responsibilities
- Advanced PySpark and Databricks - comfortable building and optimizing data pipelines and ML workflows on billion-row datasets
- Solid grasp of experimental design - A/B testing, randomization, power analysis, and the conditions under which observational causal inference is appropriate
- Strong ownership mindset - you drive projects independently and are comfortable owning your models from data exploration through production delivery, with minimal hand-holding.
- Clear communicator - able to translate statistical reasoning and model behavior into language that drives decisions with product, engineering, and leadership
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with uplift modeling, synthetic control, difference-in-differences, or propensity-based approaches applied to advertising or media outcomes
- Experience with multi-touch attribution (MTA) or multi-channel attribution modeling - understanding of the limitations of rule-based approaches and the methodological trade-offs of data-driven alternatives
- Hands-on experience with Causal ML methods - counterfactual modeling, meta-learners, and heterogeneous treatment effect estimation - applied to advertising or media measurement outcomes
- Familiarity with the measurement
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field - or equivalent depth demonstrated through work
Compensation
- $150k-$185k
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