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Nextdoor

Nextdoor is a free social media platform with a mission to build stronger, safer communities by connecting people with their neighbors. The platform provides a

Senior Data Scientist – Content Growth

Location

California

Posted

125 days ago

Salary

$175K - $234K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishNumPyPandasPythonscikit-learnSQL

Job Description

Senior Data Scientist – Content Growth

Nextdoor

• Partner with cross-functional teams - including product management, design, engineering, research - to support product development efforts • Experiments: design and measure experiments to inform feature decisions • Develop key strategic insights through exploratory data analysis, to inform future investments or pivot in strategy • Build scalable metrics and dashboards to empower efficient decision-making at Nextdoor • Participate in in-person Nextdoor events such as trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and team-building exercises • Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to Nextdoor's company culture

Job Requirements

  • 5-7 years of data science and product analytics experience
  • BS and/or MS in a quantitative discipline: statistics, operations research, computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, physics, economics, etc.
  • Experience in designing trustworthy experimentation and analyzing complex product a/b testing results
  • Experience identifying, designing, and delivering ergonomic tables to amplify speed + accuracy of key analysis and self-serve reports
  • Expert knowledge of SQL, Python programming, including common scientific computing packages and data science tools such as numpy, pandas, and scikit-learn
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to synthesize, simplify, and explain complex problems to different types of audiences, including executives, and compile compelling narratives
  • Innate curiosity around finding meaningful insights that inform the way we think about and develop both our product and our business strategies
  • Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Meaningful equity grant with quarterly vesting

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