Data Scientist

Who you are

• 3–5 years of experience in Data Science, Product Analytics, Business Intelligence, or a related analytical role
• Expert-level SQL skills and experience working with large, complex datasets
• Strong analytical judgment and comfort working with imperfect, real-world data
• Experience defining metrics and using data to influence product or business decisions
• High ownership mindset and ability to independently drive complex work forward
• Strong communication skills and comfort partnering cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
• Python experience for data analysis, such as pandas and notebooks
• Experience supporting operational, marketplace, quality, or workforce-related analytics
• Experience with experimentation, A/B testing, or metrics-driven product development
• Exposure to AI data workflows, data labeling, or evaluation processes
• Experience with analytics engineering, including building and maintaining DBT models

What the job involves

• We’re looking for a highly motivated Data Scientist with strong SQL expertise to support analytics, measurement, and operational insights across our human data training workflows. You’ll work with messy, fast-moving data related to expert performance, task quality, throughput, and overall operational efficiency
• This is a hands-on role with real ownership, close partnership with product and operations, and a steep growth curve for someone who executes well
• Write advanced SQL to analyze large, complex datasets related to expert performance, task quality, and operational workflows
• Define, build, and maintain core metrics that measure data quality, throughput, productivity, and operational efficiency
• Partner with Product, Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to answer high-impact business and product questions
• Conduct analyses that inform workflow design, task improvements, and operational decision-making
• Build dashboards, reporting, and self-serve analytics that enable fast, informed decisions
• Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and quality issues, then partner with relevant teams to resolve them
• Translate ambiguous business questions into clear analyses and actionable recommendations
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical , dental, and vision coverage
• Fertility and family forming: Through a partnership, Handshake offers comprehensive family benefits, including infertility treatments and a $15K stipend, to its employees.
• LGTBQ+ coverage: All medical plans cover transgender services.
• Mental health: Discounts on a variety of wellness apps and an Employee Assistance Program with access to five free counseling sessions.
• Tax savings: Tax-advantaged benefits to save money on healthcare, dependent care, and other expenses.
• Life & disability insurance: Essential benefits and automatic coverage with basic life insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401k match: Dollar-for-dollar match up to 1% of pay, with a max of $1,200 per year.
• Equity: Our equity program includes grants at hire, refresher grants after two years of tenure, and grants alongside promotions.
• Financial management: Handshake partners to provide free professional financial planning services.
• Learning & development: Employees are provided with an annual stipend to use towards professional development, career development workshops, manager trainings, and 1-on-1 coaching through external partnerships
• Community leader support: Employee Resource Group leaders are compensated with a quarterly bonus for the high-impact work the role requires
• Parental leave: Leaves of 16 weeks for birth-giving parents and 10 weeks for non-birth-giving parents; the policy applies to adoptions as well. Handshake also partners to provide one-on-one coaching on preparing for leave and coming back from leave
• Flexible time off: No accrued time off or waiting period to take vacation. Two paid flexible holiday days off to observe holidays that closely align with religious, cultural, and personal needs
• Sabbatical: Paid six-week sabbatical to recharge and reset beginning at six years of continuous, full-time employment, and every four years thereafter
• Volunteer time off: Two days off for social and civil activism, volunteer work, and/or any related activities, including attending and participating in protests