Staff Data Scientist San Francisco, CA, USA

Unity3d; Plum (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 168,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading platform for creating games and interactive experiences as a Staff Data Scientist. In this role, you'll build innovative frameworks and tools that empower scalable experimentation across the organization. Your expertise in statistical methods and data analysis will drive efficiency and accuracy in experiments, making a significant impact on product development. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to democratize experimentation, ensuring that insights are accessible to all. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and inclusive environment where creativity and data-driven decision-making thrive.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of experimentation and statistical methods.
• Experience in designing and analyzing A/B and multivariate tests.
• Proficiency in Python, R, and SQL for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Implement advanced techniques for robust experimental results.
• Develop tools for monitoring and interpreting experiments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on experiment design and insights.

Skills

Statistical Methods

A/B Testing

Data Analysis

Python

R

SQL

Collaboration

Education

Statistics

Mathematics

Computer Science

Data Science

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Spark

Flink

BigQuery

Job description

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The Opportunity

We’re seeking a highly skilled and proactive Staff Data Scientist to join our Experimentation Platform team. You will build frameworks and tools to enable scalable experiments across the company, facilitating experiment design, execution, and interpretation with advanced methodologies. Your work will improve experimentation efficiency and accuracy, and you will help define and implement scalable data analysis methods.

This role is ideal for someone with a deep understanding of experimentation and statistical methods, interested in creating standardized systems that democratize experimentation within an organization.

What You'll Be Doing

1. Enhance analysis methodologies: Implement advanced techniques to ensure robust experimental results.
2. Tool building and automation: Develop intuitive tools for monitoring and interpreting experiments.
3. Design and analyze experiments: Collaborate with stakeholders on experiment design and insights.
4. Define best practices: Establish standards for experimental design and analysis, including statistical tradeoffs.
5. Research and innovate: Incorporate cutting-edge techniques like uplift modeling and causal inference into tools.
6. Collaborate with teams: Work with engineers to integrate experimentation tools into platforms.
7. Democratize experimentation: Create resources and dashboards to empower experimenters.

What We're Looking For

• Background in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields.
• Experience in designing, executing, and analyzing A/B and multivariate tests.
• Knowledge of statistical methods including frequentist, Bayesian, and causal inference techniques.
• Proficiency in Python, R, and SQL for data analysis and tool development.
• Experience with data analysis tools and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Ability to collaborate with engineering teams to scale data science workflows.

Additional Preferences

• Experience with experimentation platforms or frameworks.
• Building APIs or interfaces for self-service experimentation.
• Knowledge of ad tech, big data tools like Spark, Flink, BigQuery.
• Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Additional Information

• No relocation support available.

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is a leading platform for creating games and interactive experiences used by creators worldwide. In Q3 2024, over 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, with an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. Visit Unity for more information.

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*Note: Some locations require a salary disclosure. The salary range for this position is $168,900—$321,600 USD, depending on experience and location.