Data Scientist

Ⓒ Wormhole; Snowflake (AZ); Remote; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in blockchain interoperability technologies is looking for a Data Scientist to join their team. In this role, you'll be pivotal in analyzing complex datasets and influencing product development. You will create statistical tools and collaborate extensively across teams, working in a remote-first environment. If you have a strong background in data science, experience with blockchain data, and are eager to contribute to innovative projects, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industrial experience in data science.
• Expertise in on-chain data and blockchain environments.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages (Python, Java, Scala).

Responsibilities

• Support strategic initiatives by analyzing on-chain and off-chain data.
• Create statistical tooling to assess network parameters continuously.
• Collaborate to maintain robust data pipelines.

Skills

Data analysis

Machine learning

Statistical tooling

Big data

SQL

NoSQL

Python

Java

Scala

Data processing

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Databricks

Tableau

Looker

Job description

Our mission is to empower passionate people in the research and development of blockchain interoperability technologies. We support teams building secure, open-source, and decentralized products within the Wormhole ecosystem.

Data Scientist

As a Data Scientist at the Wormhole Foundation, you will work across product, engineering, and business teams to extract insights from complex datasets. Reporting to our Strategy Lead, your work will directly influence decision-making, drive product development, detect anomalies, and help shape the future of Wormhole.

What You’ll Do:

• Support strategic initiatives by analyzing on-chain and off-chain data
• Create statistical tooling to monitor and critically assess network parameters on an ongoing basis, including experimentation frameworks
• Identifying and executing on novel data-based opportunities to better Wormhole’s core product offerings
• Collaborate across the Wormhole ecosystem and external teams to create and maintain robust data pipelines.
• Other special projects as assigned

Who You Are:

• 4+ years of industrial experience in data science.
• Demonstrated experience expertise working with, procuring and tabulating on-chain data in a range of blockchain environments (particular focus on EVM and SVM).
• Proficient in one or more programming languages (Python, Java, Scala).
• Expertise with big data warehouse systems (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, etc.)
• Experience in SQL and NoSQL.
• Experience with workflow orchestration management and source control management.
• Experience with data ingestion following ELT best practices.
• Experience in building infrastructure to support batch, micro-batch or stream data processing at scale.
• Experience with cloud service database management (GCP, Azure etc.)
• Experience with BI and visualization tools (Tableau, Looker etc.) is a plus
• Expertise in machine learning, statistics, and keen on experimentation.
• Internal knowledge of open source or related big data technologies.
• Motivated, creative self-starter excited to work in a meritocratic work environment.
• Enjoy working with a remote-first team, and based in the US East, UK or Europe timezone.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply if you believe you’re a strong fit for the role!