Data Scientist

Job Description

Who we are: Rover.com connects pet parents with the world’s largest network of pet sitters and dog walkers. On Rover, pet parents can easily discover, book, and manage personalized care for their dogs including pet sitting, dog walking, and doggy daycare. Founded in 2011 on the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the unconditional love of a dog, Rover improves and simplifies life for pet parents. Our global headquarters are in Seattle, Washington in the United States, working closely with our teams in Spokane, London, and Barcelona. We have a track record of being recognized as a great place to work, having been named among Seattle's 'Best Places to Work' in Seattle Business Magazine and the Puget Sound Business Journal for three years running. We're an agile, fast-growing company, and our leadership comes from some of the world's most respected tech companies. Our pioneering approach to people and pups alike landed us on the list of GeekWire’s Next Tech Titan in 2019 and the World's Most Innovative Companies in 2018 by Fast Company. Needless to say (but we're going to say it anyway)—we love dogs, and we wouldn't dream of going to work without them by our sides. Who we're looking for: We are looking for people who understand that behind every data point there is a pet and a person. When you develop and deploy an algorithm, you are not just producing a score or rule set, you are altering the customer experience and impacting the business in measurable ways. You should be excited to tackle a broad array of problems facing a two-sided marketplace and work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. What does Data Science mean at Rover? At Rover we obsess over our customers’ needs, relying heavily on data to improve the customer journey, and to continuously optimize outcomes in our marketplaces. Our entire organization is metric driven and underpinned by data science. Data scientists are responsible for defining the right metrics, understanding nuanced marketplace dynamics, and developing models and algorithms that power our business and technology.

As a Data Scientist you will:

• Identify opportunities to operate the marketplace more efficiently, working closely with business, product, and marketing leaders.
• Contribute to models and data pipelines to support efficient scaling of Rover’s sitter and walker community.
• Inform decisions critical to the management of supply/demand balance in the core browse marketplace over time.
• Build multivariate models to arrive at inferences or predict future trends and behavior.
• Design and analyze marketplace experiments, often in partnership with product managers or marketers.

Your Toolset includes:

• SQL
• Python or another computational programming language (e.g. R, Matlab)
• Tableau, Looker, Sisense or similar data visualization tools
• Experience with big data technology (e.g. Spark, AWS) a plus

Your Qualifications:

• BS in a quantitative discipline; advanced degree (MS or PhD) a plus
• 2+ years of experience in a technical role
• Understanding of foundational statistical concepts, including probability and experimental design.
• Experience with one or more modeling techniques such as logistic regression, difference in difference estimation, markov chain modeling.
• Experience working side-by-side with coordinated teams of developers, analysts, product managers, marketers, and operators.
• Experience in a two-sided marketplace is a plus.

Why We'll Hire You:

• You’re a deeply analytical thinker who is passionate about finding structure in data, and using data to drive real value to the end user (and thus the business).
• You are passionate about our core business. You will instinctively dig into every aspect of what it means to be a pet sitter and a pet owner on the Rover platform.
• You can take abstractly defined problems and work with (imperfect) data to drive decisions.
• You’re able to fit and interpret results of statistical models, as well as report on key assumptions and limitations.
• You show a pattern of being self-started, self-taught and self-directed.
• You favor open communication with willingness to ask and answer questions.
• You are output- and outcome-oriented.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to break apart complex processes for non-technical stakeholders.
• You play nicely with others (and dogs).

Benefits of Working at Rover.com:

• Competitive compensation
• Permanent contract
• Stock options
• Private health insurance
• Gym allowance
• Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)
• Monetary help for adopting a dog plus yearly credit to use on our platform
• Flexible work hours, sometimes you’ll need to be in at certain times, but on the whole, we’re pretty flexible when it comes to managing workload and time
• Grab snacks and fresh fruit in our kitchen to keep yourself going (currently on hold due to Covid19)
• Free Tuesday breakfast and every other Thursday free company lunch (currently on hold due to Covid19)
• Regular team activities, including happy hours, game nights, and more (Remotely due to Covid19)

Rover is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive and inventive environment with the best employees. We’re driven by seeing our people succeed and grow, and we work to ensure everyone contributes to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Apply for this job