Data Scientist, Analytics

AppLovin

Palo Alto, CA0–3 yrs1d agovia LinkedIn

Key Responsibilities

  • Analytics, Monitoring & Tooling
  • Build and maintain dashboards, monitoring systems, and automated reporting to track product, business, and model performance.
  • Develop scalable analytics pipelines to surface key metrics, detect anomalies, and support timely issue diagnosis.
  • Define and refine KPIs, using structured, hypothesis-driven analysis to understand performance changes and long-term trends.
  • Insights Discovery & Model Evaluation
  • Analyze large datasets to identify trends, diagnose performance changes, and uncover growth opportunities.
  • Conduct exploratory analysis, root-cause investigations, and hypothesis-driven deep dives.
  • Support engineering and research science teams in evaluating model performance, including stability, calibration, and long-term health.
  • Experimentation & Measurement
  • Assist in designing A/B tests, computing key metrics, and interpreting results.
  • Apply basic statistical reasoning (e.g., variance, confidence intervals, significance testing) to support decision-making.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with engineering to integrate new data sources, refine data structures, and enable scalable analytics.
  • Work with product and business teams to understand analytical needs and translate them into actionable solutions.

Requirements & Tech Stack

  • Proficiency with SQL
  • Proficiency with at least one analytical programming language (Python preferred)
  • Ability to work with large datasets
  • Ability to translate findings into actionable recommendations
  • Ability to translate business questions into analytical frameworks
  • Ability to communicate insights effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or another quantitative discipline.
  • Basic understanding of core statistical concepts and introductory modeling techniques, with the ability to apply them in practical analysis.
  • 0–3 years of experience in data analytics or data science (internships or projects count).
  • Curious, proactive mindset with a desire to learn quickly and contribute meaningfully.
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in Data Science or a related quantitative discipline.
  • Experience with BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, Superset, Metabase, or similar.
  • Familiarity with cloud data warehouses (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake) and workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow.
  • Exposure to A/B testing, experiment design, or statistical evaluation.
  • Understanding of digital advertising, performance marketing metrics, or online marketplace dynamics.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, business).

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