Discord hiring Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - Ads (Quests) in San Francisco, CA | LinkedIn (2024)

Discord is about giving people the power to create space to find belonging in their lives. We want to make it easier for you to talk regularly with the people you care about. We want you to build genuine relationships with your friends and communities close to home or around the world. Original, reliable, playful, and relatable. These are the values that connect our users and our employees at Discord.

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

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.Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord's collection and use of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking here.

Discord is an equal opportunity employer that believes diversity inspires creativity and innovation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where employees can do their best work free of harassment or discrimination, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected characteristics or identities. We encourage all candidates to apply for roles where they may make the most impact.

About UsDiscord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends come together to hang out, have fun, and play games. With over 150 million monthly users, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.

We’re working toward an inclusive world where no one feels like an outsider, where genuine human connection is a click, text chat, or voice call away. A place where everyone can find belonging. Challenging? Heck yes. Rewarding? Double heck yes. It’s a mission that gives us the chance to positively impact millions of people all over the world. So if this strikes a chord with you, come build belonging with us!