Data Scientist - Quora (Remote)

Requirements:

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “coordination hours” (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
• 3+ years work experience in an analytical or quantitative role, including 2+ as a Data Scientist or similar title
• Demonstrated ability to independently drive data analyses that inform product or business decisions
• Proficiency with statistical techniques (e.g. regression, hypothesis testing, causal inference) and their practical application
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to translate business needs into analytical questions and to explain technical results to cross-functional partners
• Experience using a procedural programming language (e.g. Python, R) for data manipulation, modeling, and analysis; comfort working in a production codebase
• Strong judgment that blends quantitative rigor with product intuition and common sense

Nice to haves:

• Experience evaluating experiments or recommender systems in offline analysis and online experiments
• Experience with large data sets and distributed computing tools (e.g. Presto/Trino)
• Active Quora user with curiosity about the product

What you'll be doing:

• Own well-scoped, impactful problem spaces across product and business domains — from framing the question, to conducting the analysis, to working with cross-functional partners to implement solutions
• Design and evaluate experiments to measure the impact of product and strategic changes
• Analyze data from across the product to uncover root causes of metric movements
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to inform product decisions with data
• Contribute to tools, methodologies, and frameworks that help make the data team and the company as a whole smarter about data

Perks and benefits:

• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Equity refreshers
• Remote work reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance programs
• Competitive salary based on experience, location, and business needs
• Equal opportunity employer with a focus on diversity and inclusivity
• Identity verification and background check for final candidates