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Senior Data Scientist, Analytics

Quizlet
San Francisco, California, US
$98.2K-$154K a year
Full-time

About Quizlet

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Inspired by our belief that anyone can learn anything and powered by our own curiosity, we build the smartest tools we can imagine to help students learn.

Quizlet is the popular, global learning platform and app that millions of students, teachers and everyday people use to study any subject imaginable for school, work or as part of their personal interests including two-thirds of high school students and half of all college students in the US.

Combining cognitive science and machine learning, Quizlet guides students through adaptive study activities to confidently reach their learning goals.

We’re on track to become the undisputed leader in user-generated learning content and engagement, at the scale of YouTube.

Valued at $1 billion, Quizlet has raised over $60 million in venture capital from investors including Icon Ventures, Union Square Ventures, General Atlantic, Costanoa Ventures, Owl Ventures, and Altos Ventures.

To serve our global community of learners, our teams tackle lofty technical challenges and design for use cases across cultures and languages.

We work hard, act like owners, and collaborate every chance we get. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.

Responsibilities

  • Develop analytical frameworks and foundations to enable actions and next steps in the business.
  • Develop A / B testing through the entire experimentation life cycle, including inception, creation, measurement, and recommendations.
  • Drive maturity and excellence in the way Quizlet measures success of business.
  • Own product data for multiple teams.
  • Proactively and appropriately prioritize work across multiple teams with strong communication on tradeoffs and deliverables for all relevant stakeholders.
  • Pose and answer questions from own insights and research, playing a key role in setting product team’s objectives and key results (OKRs).
  • Drive clean data framework through table schema creation.
  • Promote and continually coach product team to better A / B testing standards.
  • Contribute to analytics team culture and process.
  • Communicate results when appropriate and prepare additional information in anticipation of follow up questions.
  • Conduct internal trainings on data use.
  • Mentor interns.

Position allows telecommuting from anywhere in the U.S. Salary : $98,155 - $154,000 per year.

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Engineering, or related field, plus 2 years of professional experience as Data Scientist, Data Analyst, or other occupation / position / job title involving data analytics.
  • 2 years of professional experience performing data analysis through the entire experimentation lifecycle (including inception, creation, measurement, and recommendations) utilizing SQL, window functions, and sub-queries, to synthesize, visualize, and communicate ideas.
  • 1 Year of professional experience performing AB testing and programming using database programming languages including SQL.
  • 1 Year of professional experience developing BI and analytic dashboards.
  • 1 Year professional experience creating data pipelines using Airflow.
  • 1 Year professional experience defining operational metrics and working with teams in an agile format to integrate and validate product logging consistent with measuring behaviors related to those metrics for tracking and improving business performance.
  • 1 Year professional experience using Python and Python SciKit to manipulate data and generate advanced statistical analyses, including time-series regressions or ARIMA models, cluster analyses or boosted tree models, and classification models.

Please send your resume to : [email protected]. Must specify ad code AHDC.

We strive to make everyone feel comfortable and welcome!

We work to create a holistic interview process, where both Quizlet and candidates have an opportunity to view what it would be like to work together, in exploring a mutually beneficial partnership.

We provide a transparent setting, that gives a comprehensive view of who we are!

In Closing

We hope you are excited about everything you read so far. We highly encourage you to apply for this position, even if you feel you do not meet all the requirements.

Quizlet is always looking for amazing folks that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in various ways - not merely candidates that fit a certain mold.

We have a bias for action, take initiative, and take pride in delivering results. We make informed decisions whenever possible but are unafraid to take calculated risks on great ideas to promote learning.

We embrace challenges and see effort as the path to mastery. We’re constantly seeking opportunities to learn and we embrace curiosity.

Quality matters at Quizlet, and we hold the bar high on everything we do.

We treat each other with honesty and respect, encourage vigorous debate, and seek critical feedback. We value diversity, humility, transparency, and collaboration as the best paths to our success as individuals, as a team, and as a company.

Quizlet’s success as an online learning community depends on a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are actively working to build a team that is representative of the diverse communities we serve, and an open, inclusive work environment where all employees can thrive.

As an equal opportunity employer and a tech company committed to societal change, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Come join us!

To All Recruiters And Placement Agencies

At this time Quizlet does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and / or profiles. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any Quizlet employee.

Quizlet will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm nor will it be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes.

All unsolicited resumes received will be considered the property of Quizlet.

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