Senior Data Scientist, Chess.com
Product
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Online chess platform
Open for applications
Online chess platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Chess.com's mission is to help people enjoy their lives through the game of chess.
Role
Who you are
- You are an analytic thinker with a passion for driving product innovation and business growth through data-driven insights
- With substantial experience in consumer software and/or gaming analytics and funnels
- You are adept at navigating complex data to extract meaningful insights on user retention, engagement, monetization, and product interaction
- You have the product and business knowledge to serve a diverse set of stakeholders, and can also proactively produce insights that get our teams working on the right thing, faster
- Your analytical skills are matched by a strategic mindset and an ability to communicate insights in a simple and compelling way
- You find purpose in working for a company that values both its product and its people, and you bring a seasoned blend of analytical, strategic, and technical skills to the table
- 6+ years of experience in data analytics
- Experience in collaborating others to [plan → design → ship → evaluate] large scale product experiments
- Experience with BigQuery, SQL, Amplitude (or similar tools)
- Experience with analytics coding tools Python/Jupyter Notebook/R, and Git
- Strong experience in defining event taxonomy for consumer digital applications
- Strong collaboration and communication skills working in a fully distributed team
- Prioritizes relationships with colleagues and partners, enjoys mentoring and guiding others
- Ability to explain complex topics in simple terms
- Experience in coaching and mentoring others in both craft and effective communication
What the job involves
- Work with business, product, and engineering teams to [plan → design → ship → evaluate] experiments/AB-Tests, and communicate their results/impact with the company
- Help define and document our event taxonomy, and work directly with product teams to define new events that is consistent with our overarching event structure and taxonomy
- Work directly in Amplitude and BigQuery to extract truths and trends that inform and guide business and product decisions
- Uncover retention and growth drivers by leveraging exploratory analytical techniques like
- Collaborate with analysts/data-scientists in building scalable, and reproducible analyses, and communicate their insights with the company
- Dive into our data to discover insights on player behavior across different cohorts, segments, and stages of the user lifecycle, and communicate collect feedback on your findings from peers, and business and product partners
Our take
Chess is a timeless game of logic that has been around for nearly 1,500 years, and public interest in the game has become increasingly competitive. The game is now well grounded as a discipline that must be studied, enjoyed with friends, and pushed to its limits, a challenge that depends on access to the right chess resources.
Chess.com provides an online chess platform, hosting casual and competitive games for players, strategic puzzles, videos, and other educational content. The website also serves as a hub for all chess-related news and social media and has ultimately driven the growing success of online chess as an eSport.
Whilst online chess is never going to replace the age-old tradition of competing at a physical chess board, Chess.com has set the standard for online chess. Through its optimized online chess platform and educational content, the company aims to democratize the logic behind chess and make it more fun and accessible than ever to play.
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Insights
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40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Kindness - We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect. We encourage everyone to follow the golden rule of treating others how you would like to be treated. Be kind!
- Learning - You never lose when you learn! Life and chess are both about learning, growing, experimenting, failing and then getting back up again with greater knowledge and understanding
- Joy - We believe in fun, smiles, laughter, and in creating enjoyable experiences for everyone. Chess can be pure joy! The beauty of the game and the pure satisfaction of moving chess pieces around a board… exhilarating!
Company HQ
Hillcrest, Orem, UT
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Leadership
Erik Allebest
(CEO)CEO and Founder of Chess.com since 2006. Seed Investor for SEOcrawl since 2021.
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