Hybrid Data Scientist: Real Estate Pricing at Scale

OpenDoor; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 169,600 - 233,200; Full time

Job summary

Opendoor is seeking a mid to senior Data Scientist to scale pricing for our housing marketplace. This role sits at the crossroads of economics, machine learning, experimentation, and product strategy to tackle ambiguity and shape the pricing roadmap.

You will build predictive models, run experiments, and deliver insights that move millions of dollars in housing inventory, impacting customers, the balance sheet, and marketplace health. Hybrid Seattle-based role with some remote work.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data science, product analytics, or a similar quantitative role.
• Strong SQL and Python proficiency; experience with production data pipelines and ML tooling.
• Ability to translate analytical findings into clear business recommendations.
• Experience with ill-defined problems and driving clarity on problem definition, success metrics, and realistic tradeoffs.
• High data-quality bar: rigorous validation, bias analysis, and evidence-based decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain pricing metrics, dashboards, and frameworks.
• Run experiments and causal analyses to measure impact and drive decisions.
• Develop predictive + statistical models that improve pricing accuracy.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to influence roadmap and model deployment.
• Deliver insights and narratives that inform executive strategy.

Skills

Deep statistical reasoning

ML ownership

SQL

Python

Model deployment

Causal inference

Communication

8+ years exp

Tools

Spark

Airflow

Ray

SageMaker

Vertex

Job description

Opendoor is seeking a mid to senior Data Scientist to scale pricing for our housing marketplace. This role sits at the crossroads of economics, machine learning, experimentation, and product strategy to tackle ambiguity and shape the pricing roadmap.

You will build predictive models, run experiments, and deliver insights that move millions of dollars in housing inventory, impacting customers, the balance sheet, and marketplace health. Hybrid Seattle-based role with some remote work.