Staff Data Scientist, Nextdoor

• 5+ years of relevant Data Science experience
• Experience in Monetization and/or Ads domain
• Experience architecting, debugging, and executing complex SQL queries
• Excellent knowledge of Python, including common scientific computing packages and data science tools such as numpy, pandas, and scikit-learn
• Experience formulating, running, and sharing complex analyses, including different types of experiments, causal inference studies, and other exploratory analysis work
• Innate curiosity around finding meaningful insights that inform the way we think about and develop both our product and our business strategies
• Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done

Desirable

• As a Staff Data Scientist, you will have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions with product analytics, drive better experimentation and build online and offline ML solutions. We use a semi-embedded team structure, with data team members interfacing directly with product and engineering stakeholders
• The Data Science group is made up of people from a diverse set of backgrounds and perspectives, trained in fields as wide-ranging as economics, psychology, geography, physics, statistics, and operations research. We are the mathematical decision scientists for the product development organization and play a proactive and collaborative role in building and improving the product
• As a Staff Data Scientist on the Monetization Team, you will focus on driving revenue growth and advertiser value through delivering data-driven insights into Ads Marketplace health, developing optimization models, and designing measurement approaches to solve complex ads ecosystem problems
• You’ll directly contribute to growing and improving our core Ads products, and will help lead us to the future of data and revenue at Nextdoor
• We are looking for an entrepreneurial and driven candidate to accelerate our efforts and be a major part of our data-centric culture. This person will work closely with various cross-functional teams such as Product, Engineering, Sales & Finance to develop and deliver metrics, analyses, solutions, and insights, with actionable recommendations to business partners
• Design and develop algorithms and models to optimize Ads performance, driving value for both end-users and Advertisers
• Experiment design: Make sure we run experiments efficiently and accurately, including monitoring early feature development through tracking post-release follow-ups
• Develop and share key strategic insights through data analysis, including designing experiments and evaluating the performance and impact of data-driven content
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support product development efforts (including product, design, engineering, marketing, and operations)
• Participate in in-person Nextdoor events such as trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and team building exercises
• Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to Nextdoor’s company culture