Senior Data Scientist — Hybrid, On-site 3 Days/Week

EverQuote Pro; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

EverQuote is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Cambridge, MA to join a cross-functional team delivering and deploying AI/ML models that drive long-term success. The role emphasizes translating business problems into scalable data solutions and guiding junior team members.

You will contribute to production-grade models, collaborate with engineers and product partners, and communicate results effectively. A strong math/statistics background, and experience with Python/R and SQL are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience as a data scientist including experience developing and releasing predictive models to production.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as mathematics, statistics, computer science or economics; Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field preferred.
• Demonstrated success turning business problems into data problems and developing innovative and unexpected solutions.
• Ability to explain results to technical and non-technical teammates leveraging your communication skills and data visualization.
• Demonstrated performance in building machine learning models using standard tools, such as scikit-learn or R, to drive business improvements.
• Advanced knowledge of applied mathematics and statistics and their common applications in online businesses.
• Experience with or strong interest in understanding and optimizing online auctions for both bidders and sellers.
• Experience with or strong interest in optimization using reinforcement learning and contextual multi-armed bandits.
• Strong skills in statistical and scientific programming in Python or R, fluent in SQL, proficient with Jupyter notebooks.
• Experience with packaging your code for deployment and reusability.
• Passionate about sharing knowledge and mentoring teammates, and communicating designs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Keen sense about data science technologies, stay on top of industry trends and actively help the team to expand the tech stack.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, want to grow a business, and love working with an Agile team.
• Thrive in a fast-paced work environment where everyday contributions have a big impact.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a cross-functional team to translate business problems into scalable ML solutions.
• Develop and deploy AI/ML models to production and measure impact.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the DS team and across stakeholders.

Skills

4+ years data science experience

Python or R

SQL

Data visualization

ML modeling in production

Applied math & statistics

scikit-learn or R

Agile teamwork

Online auctions knowledge

Reinforcement learning / bandits

Python/R programming

Code packaging for deployment

Mentoring teammates

Learning new DS tech

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science or economics

Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field preferred

Tools

scikit-learn

R

SQL

Jupyter notebooks

Job description

EverQuote is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Cambridge, MA to join a cross-functional team delivering and deploying AI/ML models that drive long-term success. The role emphasizes translating business problems into scalable data solutions and guiding junior team members.

You will contribute to production-grade models, collaborate with engineers and product partners, and communicate results effectively. A strong math/statistics background, and experience with Python/R and SQL are essential.