Data Scientist

Position Overview

Thumbtack is seeking a Data Scientist to join its Data Science team. This role empowers Thumbtack to leverage data for informed business decisions, collaborating across departments to tackle complex analytical challenges. Data Scientists embed with product teams, supporting new feature launches, analyzing marketplace economics, and informing strategic direction. You will be responsible for the analytical needs of a product team, contributing to the development of the best product as quickly as possible.

About the Data Science Team

The Data Science team at Thumbtack is a tight-knit, intellectually curious group dedicated to improving Thumbtack and each other. We solve analytically challenging problems, from pricing strategies across numerous service categories to evaluating business models and identifying customer quality predictors.

About the Role

As a Data Scientist at Thumbtack, you will utilize your critical thinking, interpersonal, and technical skills to make a significant impact. You will work closely with product teams, analyze user behavior, study marketplace economics, and contribute to company strategy.

Responsibilities

• Propose and conduct quantitative research into key user behaviors, product flows, and business trends.
• Identify potential new opportunities and next steps for product teams based on analysis and cross-functional collaboration.
• Design and analyze experiments and other tests for causal inference in collaboration with engineers, applied scientists, and economists.
• Partner with product managers and engineers to scope new features, including scenario modeling for metric impact and recommendations on business logic.
• Define and monitor key metrics, investigating changes and proposing next steps.
• Develop topic area expertise, such as a deep understanding of Thumbtack search functionality.
• Contribute to the team and company data culture through accessible data table design and maintenance.
• Collaborate with, mentor, and help recruit team members.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or economics.
• Experience managing stakeholders with competing priorities in areas such as Product Management, Design, Engineering, and Marketing.
• Experience scoping, analyzing, and communicating the results of experiments.
• Expertise in SQL.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build strong relationships cross-functionally and with leadership.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in a technical area such as Statistics, Engineering, Analytics, Math, Computer Science, Operations Research, or Economics.

Salary Ranges

• San Francisco / Bay Area, San Jose, New York City, or Seattle metros: $147,300 - $190,600
• Austin, TX or Washington DC metros; California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Washington states: $132,600 - $171,600
• All other US locations: $125,200 - $162,000

Note: Actual offered salaries will vary based on various factors.

Company Information

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes. The Thumbtack app provides personalized guidance, AI tools, and a best-in-class hiring experience for home maintenance and improvement projects. We connect homeowners with a community of over 300,000 local service businesses.