Sr. Data Scientist, Product
Mission
Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate both short- and long-term strategic goals across core product initiatives.
- Lead exploratory analyses to identify and size product development opportunities, balancing trade-offs between feature growth and optimization.
- Drives the creation of learning agendas, design multivariate tests, and translate complex analytical findings into actionable recommendations that shape critical business decisions and influence the product roadmap.
- Define success metrics for strategic initiatives, while delivering high-quality, data-driven analyses that surface impactful insights—particularly around consumer behavior, segmentation, and quality acquisition.
- Champion the development of self-service AI-enabled reporting tools, empowering cross-functional teams to independently explore, measure, and monitor performance.
- Drive continuous improvements in tracking and data quality, lead deep-dive analyses to understand product performance, and address key strategic questions.
- Provide a unique opportunity to influence product direction by uncovering foundational insights into consumer preferences, behaviors, and intent through descriptive, statistical, and predictive analytics.
Requirements
- Expertise in Data Science & Search –MS/BS in computer science, statistics, mathematics, operations research or related fields, and 5 years of relevant experience in data science, machine learning or applied statistics, with a strong background in product analytics or experimentation.
- Extensive Technical Skills – Proficiency in SQL, Python, Tableau, and Amplitude (or similar analytics tools).
- Experience with AI enabled tools (streamlit, Claude/MCP, n8n, windsurf) is a must.
- Ability to create ETL pipelines using dbt + Airflow.
- Strong Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills – Passion for tackling complex analytical problems, improving user experience, experimentation, and driving measurable impact.
- Excellent Communication – Ability to articulate insights from data, statistical or ML concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Top Reasons to Apply: Massive Scale and High-Impact Visibility, The Best of Both Worlds: Startup Innovation with Corporate Backing, Industry-Leading AI and Modern Tech Stack, High-Maturity Data Culture.
Skills
- Data Science & Search
- SQL, Python, Tableau, Amplitude
- AI enabled tools (streamlit, Claude/MCP, n8n, windsurf)
- ETL pipelines using dbt + Airflow
- Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
- Communication
Benefits
- Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
- Family forming benefits
- 13 Paid Holidays
- Flexible Time Off
- 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
- Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
- Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
- 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
- Free snacks and refreshments in each office location
Pay
Realtor.com® is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to: Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage.
Schedule
We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our Austin headquarters, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.