Senior Data Scientist

About the role

We are seeking a Data Scientist to join the Experiment team at Amplitude. You will be part of a dynamic team of product managers, engineers, and designers dedicated to helping modern businesses transform their products through data and experimentation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of advanced statistical methodologies and tools for causal effects modeling, heterogeneous treatment effects analysis, and time series modeling.
• Work on projects involving social network effects, Bayesian hypothesis testing, and B2B experimentation.
• Implement machine learning and data mining algorithms on distributed platforms to solve real-world product analytics and user behavior modeling problems.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and designers to design and execute experiments that improve product performance and user experience.
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations based on data analysis to inform decision-making processes.
• Communicate findings and insights to stakeholders, including executive leadership, to ensure alignment and adoption of data-driven strategies.

Requirements

• A master's or PhD degree in computer science, mathematics, or a related field with extensive research/project experience in data science, experimentation, digital product optimization, math, statistics, etc.
• Built and extensively used data pipelines in a variety of data warehouse environments.
• Proficiency with Python and SQL.
• In-depth experience with Spark/Hadoop.
• 2+ years of experience working as a Data Scientist in the past, with hands-on experience using experimentation products.
• Comfortable communicating with customers as a trusted advisor.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of advanced statistical methodologies and experimentation best practices.
• Experience with machine learning and data mining algorithms.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passionate about innovation, strategic impact, and customer success.

Skills

• Advanced statistical modeling techniques.
• Data pipeline development and management.
• Python programming.
• SQL database management.
• Spark/Hadoop data processing.
• Machine learning algorithm implementation.
• Experimentation tool proficiency.

Benefits

At Amplitude, we offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our employees. Some of our benefit programs include:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance coverages with 100% employer-paid premiums.
• A 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 1% of your eligible pay each pay period up to $2,000 annually.
• Flexible time off, paid holidays, and more.
• Generous stipends for wellness, commuting, learning and development, new hire home office equipment, and charitable giving.
• Mental health and wellness benefits including no-cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy sessions.
• Parental benefits including 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, and Back-up Child Care support.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $190,000 - $286,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission), depending on location.

Schedule

This role offers flexible scheduling to accommodate the needs of our remote workforce.