Senior Data Scientist
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COMPENSATION
$190k – $190k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Senior Data Scientist
- Fully remote
- Python + SQL
- Privacy-first culture
- €157k EUR base
Join the Data Science Functional Team at DuckDuckGo to shape product strategy using statistical modeling, Bayesian analysis, and classifier implementation. You will own projects end-to-end, from scoping to production, focusing on search engine improvements, AI integration, and marketing impact measurement.
The team operates in an evidence-first culture where data is sparse due to rigorous privacy standards. You will collaborate with product teams to derive actionable insights and build infrastructure for monitoring growth metrics and traffic patterns.
What you'll do
- Drive product impact via statistical modeling and experiment design
- Implement classifiers for search, AI, and revenue optimization
- Define core growth metrics and build monitoring infrastructure
- Analyze marketing campaign impact using full-funnel data
- Detect shifts in search traffic patterns reliably
- Improve trigger systems for AI-assisted search answers
What you'll need
- 7+ years of experience in Data Science
- Track record of leading complex projects to production
- Proficiency in Python or comparable high-level language
- Advanced SQL and query optimization skills
- Experience designing and analyzing experiments
- Ability to derive insights from sparse or privacy-constrained data
Nice to have
- Experience deploying ML in production environments
- Development of NLP solutions
- Knowledge of LLMs, fine-tuning, and AI-assisted development
- Bayesian methods for marketing campaign analysis
- Familiarity with BigQuery, Clickhouse, Redshift, or Druid
- Experience with Tableau or PowerBI
Stack
- Python
- SQL
- BigQuery
- Clickhouse
- Redshift
- Druid
- Tableau
- PowerBI
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- No core hours, flexible arrangement
- Average 40 hours per week commitment
- Video-on required for meetings
- Travel twice yearly for team events
What you get
- Regional pay scale with stock options
- Paid parental leave
- Office setup allowance
- Co-working allowances
- Transparent compensation structure
Hiring process
- Application review using AI assistance
- Background check required upon offer