Quora

Data Scientist – Quora

USA, Canada, IrelandRemotePosted Today$122,000 – $173,117

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Job Description

[Quora is a privately held, “remote-first” company. This position can be performed remotely from multiple countries around the world. Please visit careers.quora.com/eligible-countries for details rega

Key Highlights

Quora: a global knowledge sharing platform with over 300M monthly unique visitors, bringing people together to share insights on various topics and providing a unique platform to learn and connect with others.
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

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora’s “coordination hours” (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
2+ years work experience in an analytical or quantitative role, including 1+ 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
Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora’s “coordination hours” (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
2+ years work experience in an analytical or quantitative role, including 1+ 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
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
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

Skills & Technologies

Python

About the Company

Quora

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Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Salary Range

$122,000 – $173,117

Location

USA, Canada, Ireland

Work Mode

Remote

Posted

Today

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