Senior Data Scientist

Zillow, Inc.

$141K — $237K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-7+ years of experience in data science or related fields
  • Strong proficiency in statistics and machine learning applications
  • Expertise in Python (pandas, scikit-learn, PySpark) and SQL
  • Experience with segmentation and performance model development
  • Familiarity with production workflows and data platforms
  • Strong communication skills for diverse audiences
  • Proven collaboration skills across product and business teams

Responsibilities

  • Independently scope and deliver complete data science projects
  • Build and maintain customer segmentation and performance models
  • Partner with engineering teams for model deployment and maintenance
  • Design and analyze experiments to evaluate product features
  • Translate complex business problems into analytical approaches
  • Provide actionable, data-driven recommendations to leadership
  • Mentor junior team members and uphold team best practices

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility allowing employees to choose their own physical location
  • Opportunity for equity awards based on performance and experience
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Access to scalable data assets for analytics
  • Mentorship and development opportunities for junior staff
  • Involvement in shaping team standards and practices
Full Job Description
About the role

The Partner Analytics team within Business Data is hiring a Senior Data Scientist to lead analytics to uncover insights to drive both better business decisions and customer experiences across our product portfolio.

What you'll do
  • Independently scope and deliver end-to-end data science projects, from problem framing through model development, validation, and productionization
  • Build and maintain industry performance and customer segmentation models, applying appropriate techniques (e.g., clustering, regression, tree-based models) and ensuring they are robust, interpretable, and actionable
  • Partner with Data Engineering and ML Engineering to deploy and maintain models in production, including feature development, batch/real-time scoring, and monitoring model performance over time
  • Design and analyze experiments and observational studies (A/B testing, causal inference) to evaluate product features and business initiatives
  • Translate ambiguous business problems into well-defined analytical approaches, selecting appropriate methodologies and success metrics
  • Provide data-driven recommendations to senior leaders, clearly communicating trade-offs, assumptions, and impact
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Follow Up Boss, Preferred, and zPro to align on goals, define KPIs, and deliver integrated insights
  • Contribute to scalable data assets (clean datasets, metrics definitions, dashboards) that enable self-service analytics
  • Mentor junior team members and contribute to team best practices, code quality, and documentation.


Scope & impact
  • Owns moderately complex problem areas with clear business impact, delivering solutions with limited oversight
  • Influences decision-making within their immediate domain and contributes to adjacent areas through collaboration
  • Balances speed and rigor, making sound trade-offs in modeling, experimentation, and analysis
  • Begins shaping team standards and improving how data science work is executed within the org


This role has been categorized as a Remote position. "Remote" employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice, which must be identified to the Company. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.

In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $148,600.00 - $237,400.00 annually. This base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia the standard base pay range for this role is $141,200.00 - $225,600.00 annually. The base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.

Who you are
  • 4-7+ years of experience in data science, applied machine learning, or a related field
  • Strong foundation in statistics, machine learning, and experimentation, with demonstrated ability to apply methods to real-world business problems
  • Proficient in Python (pandas, scikit-learn, PySpark) and SQL; comfortable working with large datasets in modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Spark)
  • Experience building segmentation and performance models and translating outputs into business insights
  • Familiarity with production workflows (e.g., Airflow, dbt, model deployment patterns, monitoring)
  • Ability to work independently in ambiguous spaces while maintaining alignment with stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor insights to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience collaborating across multiple product and business teams


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