Senior / Staff Data Scientist - Notifications in San Francisco

Nextdoor Data Scientist – Notifications Team

As a Data Scientist at Nextdoor, you will help design and oversee product experiments, and own complex analysis to drive company and product strategy. You will work in a semi-embedded team structure, interfacing directly with product and engineering stakeholders.

The Impact You'll Make

As a Data Scientist on the Notifications team, you will partner with Analytics Engineers to execute CP data foundation roadmaps, collaborate with cross‑functional teams to develop and execute key ecosystem roadmaps, and define / own the ways we measure success and elevate experimentation capabilities of the team.

Your Responsibilities Will Include :

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, evaluating the performance and impact of the product team.

Build scalable metrics and dashboards to inform product strategy.

Partner with cross‑functional teams to support product development efforts (including product, design, engineering, marketing, and operations).

Care deeply about data quality and empowering employees to leverage data to help them succeed in their careers and help Nextdoor grow.

Participate in in‑person Nextdoor events, trainings, off‑sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercises.

Build in‑person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor values.

Build in‑person relationships with team members and contribute to Nextdoor's company culture.

What You'll Bring To The Team

7+ years of data science and product analytics experience.

BS and / or MS in a quantitative discipline : statistics, operations research, computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, physics, economics, etc.

Experience in applied statistics and statistical modeling in at least one statistical software package, preferably Python.

Experience in designing trustworthy experimentation and analyzing complex product A / B testing results.

Experience identifying, designing, and delivering ergonomic tables to amplify speed and accuracy of key analysis and self‑serve reports.

Experience developing and executing on key ecosystems, understanding roadmaps, and building new capabilities (e.g., customer segment framework).

Expert knowledge of SQL, Python programming, including common scientific computing packages and data science tools such as NumPy, pandas, and scikit‑learn.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to synthesize, simplify, and explain complex problems to different types of audiences, including executives, and compile compelling narratives.

Ability to solve ambiguous business problems with a structured analytics framework.

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.

Rewards

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package.

The starting base salary for this role in the San Francisco, CA area is expected to range from $175,000 to $270,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater if your level of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography. We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.

Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans.

We do not discriminate on the basis of, , , , , or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

For information about our collection and use of applicants' personal information, please see Nextdoor's Personnel Privacy Notice, found here.

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