Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics & AI Experiments

AppFolio Inc; California; On-site; USD 138,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

AppFolio Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to drive product analytics and experimentation for the Resident experience; focus on FolioGuard renters' insurance, rewards, and benefit packages.

You will partner with product, engineering, design, and data science teams to elevate renter experience and growth in a fast-growing business area. The role emphasizes building standard metric layers, scalable A/B/causal frameworks, and AI-enabled analytics, with cross-functional collaboration and a

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data team experience in product analytics.
• Advanced SQL and Python/R with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake preferred).
• Proven experience designing, analyzing, and scaling A/B tests and causal inference.
• Hands-on experience building data pipelines and centralized metrics.
• Strong data storytelling and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Optimize the resident journey: map, measure, and refine enrollment and purchase funnels to drive adoption of insurance, rewards, and benefits.
• Scale experimentation rigor: implement standard causal inference and A/B testing frameworks for product hypotheses.
• Drive retention & engagement: develop user segmentation to improve product-market fit and reduce cancellations.
• Accelerate analytical velocity with AI: integrate AI developer workflows into team operations with auditing/QA.
• Build reusable data assets: architect metric layers serving as single sources of truth for adoption and financial metrics.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

A/B testing

Causal inference

Data storytelling

Product analytics

Tools

Hex

Streamlit

Quarto

dbt

Job description

AppFolio Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to drive product analytics and experimentation for the Resident experience; focus on FolioGuard renters' insurance, rewards, and benefit packages.

You will partner with product, engineering, design, and data science teams to elevate renter experience and growth in a fast-growing business area. The role emphasizes building standard metric layers, scalable A/B/causal frameworks, and AI-enabled analytics, with cross-functional collaboration and a