Senior Product Data Scientist

Key Skills

Apache Airflow, AWS, Data science techniques, ETL/ELT technologies, Google BigQuery, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Looker, Machine learning techniques, MySQL, Python Programming, Snowflake, SQL

Job Description

We are looking for Senior Product Data Scientists to join Block and help build Cash App, the fastest growing financial app in the world. We are reinventing the way people think about banking and financial services through our P2P, Banking, Cash Card, Boost, BTC, and stock investing products. We derive valuable insights from our extremely unique datasets and turn those into actions that improve the experience for our customers every day.

As a PDS at Cash App you will:

• Partner directly with a Cash App product team, working closely with product managers, engineers, and designers
• Analyze large datasets using SQL and scripting languages to surface meaningful/actionable insights and opportunities to the product team and other key stakeholders
• Approach problems from first principles, using a variety of statistical and mathematical modeling techniques to research and understand customer behavior
• Design and analyze A/B experiments to evaluate the impact of changes we make to the product
• Work with engineers to log new, useful data sources as we build new product features
• Build, forecast, and report on metrics that drive strategy and facilitate decision making for key business initiatives
• Write code to effectively process, cleanse, and combine data sources in unique and useful ways, often resulting in curated ETL datasets that are easily used by the broader team
• Build and share data visualizations and self-serve dashboards for your product team
• Effectively communicate your work with team leads and cross-functional stakeholders on a regular basis

Qualifications

You have:

• 1-2 years of data science and analytics experience in industry
• A PhD or other relevant graduate degree in the physics, economics, statistics, or a similar STEM field
• Experience with scripting and data analysis programming languages, such as Python or R
• Advanced proficiency with SQL and data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Looker, etc)
• Experience with cohort and funnel analyses, a deep understanding statistical concepts such as selection bias, probability distributions, and conditional probabilities
• Experience in a high-growth tech environment
• An appreciation for the connection between your work and the experience it delivers to customers
• Intellectual curiosity and a passion for what Cash App is building

Technologies we use and teach:

• SQL (MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, etc.)
• Python (Pandas, Numpy)
• Tableau, Airflow, Looker

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A: USD $152,100 - USD $185,900

Zone B: USD $144,500 - USD $176,700

Zone C: USD $136,900 - USD $167,300

Zone D: USD $129,300 - USD $158,100

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Full-time employee benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Plans including company match 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance 
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
• Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees) 
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits 
• Additional Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources 

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.