Senior Data Scientist — Causal Inference & Experimentation

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 221,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join the Experimentation Platform team. You will ensure sound statistical methods for hundreds of daily experiments and empower engineers and product managers to design rigorous tests.

You will lead causal inference initiatives, educate cross-functional teams, and mentor 50+ data scientists while advancing scalable experimentation and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing and validating statistical methodologies for experimentation platforms or similar systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to improve the reliability and scalability of experimentation at Discord.
• Provide statistical expertise, ensuring that all statistical choices, methodologies, and frameworks are sound and aligned with best practices in causal inference and experimental design.
• Lead initiatives to educate and train cross-functional teams on best practices in experimentation design, statistical methodologies, and causal inference, ensuring a deep understanding of the principles that drive sound decision-making under uncertainty.
• Develop and deliver engaging workshops, training sessions, and educational materials that demystify complex statistical concepts and promote data-driven decision-making across the company.
• Empower our Data Science team (50+ members) to use more rigorous causal inference methods.
• In addition to consulting within the wider Data Science team (50+ members), lead and conduct causal inference research of your own on important Discord priorities.

Skills

Python

SQL

R

Education

MSc in a quantitative field

Job description

Discord is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join the Experimentation Platform team. You will ensure sound statistical methods for hundreds of daily experiments and empower engineers and product managers to design rigorous tests.

You will lead causal inference initiatives, educate cross-functional teams, and mentor 50+ data scientists while advancing scalable experimentation and data-driven decision making.