Senior Data Scientist, Experimentation
Robinhood helps users invest in stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies through commission-free trading with no minimum account requirements.
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About Robinhood
Robinhood helps retail investors access financial markets through commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies. With it, users can invest with no account minimums, earn rewards through retirement accounts with matching contributions, and access advanced trading tools. Robinhood democratizes investing by making financial markets accessible to everyone, not just wealthy investors.
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About the Role
You will shape the statistical foundations of the experimentation platform, improving A/B testing methods and experiment velocity. You will evaluate current practices, build scalable tools with engineering, explore AI-powered automation, advise data science and product teams on experimental design and causal inference, and help shape the roadmap. The role is in Menlo Park with in-person attendance at least 3 days per week.
Requirements
- Master's or PhD in a quantitative field
- 3+ years of experience with A/B testing, causal inference, experimental design and statistical analysis
- Deep expertise in multivariate testing, adaptive experimentation, Bayesian inference and machine learning
- Proficiency in Python or R
- Experience partnering with engineering and product teams
- Strong communication skills
- Experience building experimentation platforms or integrating AI into data science workflows is a plus
Responsibilities
- Enhance statistical methodologies of the experimentation platform including A/B testing
- Evaluate current experimentation practices and identify improvements
- Partner with engineering to build scalable experimentation tools
- Integrate AI-powered capabilities into the platform
- Develop and champion experimentation best practices
- Advise data science and product teams on experimental design and causal inference
- Shape the experimentation platform roadmap
Benefits
- Bonus programs
- Equity ownership
- 401(k) matching
- 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Robinhood Employee Fund access
- Access to AI tools and AI skill-building
- Lifestyle wallet
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Fertility benefits
- Mental health benefits
- Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave
- Catered meals and events
