Data Scientist
Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
We’re looking for a Product Data Scientist to join Team Snap at our Los Angeles office! Working alongside engineering, product design, product management and our Augmented Reality design team, you will create data-based approaches to solving difficult business and product problems and generate business and product insights to help Snap ship the best product in the world.
What you’ll do:
Collaborate with Product Management, AR-design, Product Design and Engineering and apply your expertise in analysis to create and scale insights
Design your research independently with understanding initial request or goal and deliver requested results in timely manner
Create visuals and dashboards to effectively report your insights
Create holistic readout documents to explain for non DS audience methodology, findings and conclusions
Communicate your findings and help making date-informed decisions
Minimum Qualifications:
1+ years of experience in business analysis & data science or a related field
1+ years of experience with SQL and building data pipelines
1+ year of experience with a programming language, such as Python
1+ year of experience with creating visuals and dashboards in BI tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Google Data Studio)
Bachelor’s degree in math, statistics, computer science, or other quantitative field or equivalent years of experience
Preferred Qualifications:
2+ year of experience in a product-focused role at a social media and/or mobile technology company
Master or Ph.D degree in math, statistics, computer science, or other quantitative field
Strong statistical knowledge
Experience with analytical packages such as SciPy or R
A team player who can collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers and other cross-functional teams
An understanding of Snapchat with great product sense and product understanding
Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication
Ability to initiate and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance
Ability to communicate the results of analyses in a clear and effective manner to a senior audience
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at [email protected]m.