Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - Ads (Quests)

Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.

This position is US based only. 

Discord, an inclusive community for all, is looking for an accomplished and passionate data scientist to join our Data+ML team, focusing on Quests! Quests is our unique win-win-win advertising product, where we reward users for playing their favorite games. As a Senior DS supporting Quests, you’ll conduct analysis, run experiments, and build tools, partnering closely with our Product & Business teams to make Quests better for our users & game developers. If using data and working with amazing teammates to make a great product even better sounds exciting, we encourage you to apply!

What you'll be doing

• Partner with Product & business teams throughout the full lifecycle of our marketing solutions, from ideation and exploratory analysis, to running experiments, to building dashboards
• Define metrics to understand Quest campaign performance & help identify areas for improvement, encapsulating these measures in easy-to-use dashboards that provide the company with timely and actionable information
• Proactively generate & socialize insights and recommendations with technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborate closely with data science, machine learning, and engineering teams to improve Quests-related capabilities like instrumentation & targeting
• Leverage A/B testing to continuously iterate and improve on the Quests experience

What you should have

• 4+ years of experience of analytics in marketing solutions and advertising, translating ambiguous business problems into deep & actionable insights
• 4+ years of experience building performant dashboards using Tableau, Looker, or similar software - with proficiency in designing intuitive visualizations
• 3+ years experience writing excellent SQL and Python
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complicated findings or technical approaches in easy-to-understand ways
• 2+ years of experience in the design, analysis, and interpretation of A/B tests for a large-scale user product
• A desire to work with amazing, passionate people who care deeply about solve challenging problems to improve Discord
• Last but not least - you have a collaborative approach to work and a knack for curiosity!

Bonus Points

• Passion for Discord and/or gaming in general
• Experience with writing production ETL
• Experience with analytics for social media or international subscription-based online services, including familiarity with concepts such as social graphs, LTV/user-lifecycle analysis, funnel analysis, etc

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The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000 - $201,500 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Why Discord? 

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

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