Staff Product Data Scientist

Google; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 20 days/year

Sick time 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity Leave 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave 18 weeks

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google is hiring a Data Scientist/Analytics Engineer to support Workspace products used by billions of users. You will act as an analytics expert, turning data into actionable guidance for engineering and product teams while crafting narratives from quantitative insights.

You will collaborate across product and engineering to build scalable data models and self-serve analytics tooling, shaping decision-making with data-driven recommendations and dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or related quantitative field.
• 10 years of analytics experience or 8 years with a Master's.
• 8 years experience in product analytics concepts (engagement metrics, funnel analysis, A/B testing).
• 8 years data modeling and semantic layer design responsibilities.
• Experience operating distributed data processing engines.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and development of metric frameworks to evaluate effectiveness and adoption of Generative AI within Workspace products.
• Partner with product engineering and data teams to clarify ambiguity, define roles, and manage telemetry projects from inception to execution.
• Design and build scalable data models and analytical architecture connecting data across product domains.
• Scope and manage self-serve analytics initiatives by creating unified semantic layers and dashboards.

Skills

Analytics

Statistics

SQL

Python

A/B testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Tools

Python

SQL

R

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

The application window will be open until at least October 23, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 10 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, performing statistical analysis, and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL) (or 8 years work experience with a Master's degree).
• 8 years of experience with core product analytics concepts, including user engagement metrics, funnel analysis, and A/B testing infrastructure.
• 8 years of experience in data modeling, designing semantic layers and metric stores that power organizational consumption.
• Experience operating distributed data processing engines.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 12 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, performing statistical analysis, and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL).

About The Job

Help serve Google's worldwide user base of more than a billion people. Data Scientists provide quantitative support, market understanding and a strategic perspective to our partners throughout the organization. As a data-loving member of the team, you serve as an analytics expert for your partners, using numbers to help them make better decisions. You will weave stories with meaningful insight from data. You'll make critical recommendations for your fellow Googlers in Engineering and Product Management. You relish tallying up the numbers one minute and communicating your findings to a team leader the next.

The Collab Data Science team shapes decision-making and provides actionable insights to guide product development for Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Pics and Vids.

As a Data Scientist/Analytics Engineer, you will work closely with product and engineering teams to build products part of Workspace enjoyed by 3B+ users every month.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Lead the research and development of metric frameworks and methodologies to evaluate the effectiveness, user adoption, and efficiency of Generative AI and agentic tooling within Workspace products.
• Partner with product engineering and central data infrastructure teams across the organization to clarify ambiguity, define roles, and manage multi-team telemetry and infrastructure projects from inception to execution.
• Design and build scalable data models and analytical architecture that connect data across distinct product domains, ensuring cohesion.
• Scope and manage initiatives to enable self-serve analytics by designing unified semantic layers, metric stores, executive dashboards, and AI-powered self-serve tooling.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .