Twitch

Data Scientist - Analytics

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What Twitch is looking for in applicants

About Us

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It’s where millions of people come together to chat, interact, and make their own entertainment. 

We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and Twitter, get interviewing tips on Instagram, and discover projects we’re solving on our Blog.

About the Role

Data is central to Twitch's decision-making process, and data scientists are a critical component to evangelize data-driven decision making in all of our operations. As a data scientist at Twitch, you will be on the ground floor with your team, shaping the way performance is measured, defining what questions should be asked, and scaling analytics methods and tools to support our growing business, leading the way for high quality, high velocity decisions for your team.

The Creator Data Science & Analytics team is looking for a Data Scientist to support the Content Strategy team. For this role, we're looking for an experienced data scientist to collaborate and support the strategy team in shaping, evaluating, and developing new opportunities for our creators. Reporting to the Manager of Creator Data Science & Analytics, you will be responsible to define and track KPIs, support strategic initiatives, implement data instrumentation, and perform data analysis. In this role, you'll partner with strategy, business/GTM, and finance stakeholders, in bringing business opportunities from idea to launch. Our ideal candidate is a "full-stack" data powerhouse who uses data to drive decision making to ensure the best experiences for our creators and their communities.

You Will:

  • Inform strategies and prioritization through insights derived from in-depth data analysis
  • Leverage statistical and analytic models to uncover insights and segmentations that drive the business forward and help us uncover new opportunities
  • Define and implement core metrics for Content teams
  • Develop automated dashboards and other self-service reporting tools to surface important data to stakeholders
  • Develop scalable data pipelines to support analytics needs
  • Evaluate impact of go-to-market initiatives on creators, viewers, and the entire Twitch ecosystem

You Have:

  • Bachelor's degree in a mathematic, scientific or information technology field of study; Master's degree preferable
  • 4+ years of experience as a data scientist or data analyst in a high-velocity environment
  • Expert fluency in SQL-based data manipulation
  • Experience using scripting languages such as R or Python for data analysis
  • Experience building aggregates and optimizing data workstreams
  • High level of comfort creating dashboards in Tableau or comparable software
  • Impact-oriented, customer-centric approach to data analysis

Bonus Points

  • Experience defining business / product strategy
  • Passion for twitch / livestreaming / gaming industry

Perks

  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Maternity & Parental Leave
  • Flexible PTO
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Amazon Employee Discount
  • Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.)
  • Free Snacks & Beverages 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Twitch. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Job ID: TW7145

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