Senior Data Scientist - Commerce Opportunity at Block

About Block and Cash App

Founded in 2013 with a vision to simplify peer-to-peer payments, Block's Cash App has transformed into a comprehensive financial ecosystem. We now offer innovative financial products like Afterpay/Clearpay to help our 47 million monthly active users send, spend, invest, borrow, and save money effortlessly. Our mission is to redefine the relationship with money, making it more relatable, available instantly, and universally accessible.

With thousands of employees worldwide, both in-office and remote, Cash App fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and impact. As a longstanding distributed team, we ensure our remote roles are tailored for creativity, productivity, and employee satisfaction, no matter the location. Explore more about our work culture, benefits, and other opportunities at .

Job Description: Senior Data Scientist - Commerce

The Data Science team at Cash App leverages unique datasets to derive insights and drive actions that enhance customer experiences. In this role, you will work within our Commerce organization, collaborating closely with product management and cross-functional partners to integrate Cash App and Afterpay ecosystems deeply. You will focus on innovative products like Afterpay Plus. Candidates with an understanding of consumer shopping experiences are particularly valuable for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze large datasets using SQL and scripting languages to provide actionable insights for the product team and other key stakeholders.
• Use a variety of statistical and mathematical modeling techniques to understand customer behavior and address problems from first principles.
• Design and analyze A/B experiments to evaluate product changes.
• Collaborate with engineers to log new data sources for building new product features.
• Build, forecast, and report on metrics driving strategy and decision-making for key business initiatives.
• Write code to process, cleanse, and combine data sources, resulting in curated ETL datasets for the broader team.
• Create and share data visualizations and self-serve dashboards with partners.
• Communicate findings effectively with team leads and cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will have:

• Exposure to or interest in anomaly detection or regulatory data science.
• Bachelor's degree in statistics, data science, or a related STEM field with 7+ years of relevant experience, OR a graduate degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools like Tableau or Looker.
• Experience with scripting and data analysis languages such as Python or R.
• Deep knowledge of cohort and funnel analyses, and an understanding of statistical concepts like selection bias and probability distributions.

Technologies We Use and Teach

SQL, Snowflake, Python (Pandas, Numpy), Tableau, Airflow, Looker, Mode, Prefect

Additional Information

Block uses a market-based approach to compensation, which varies by location. U.S. locations are categorized into four zones based on labor costs in each area. Starting pay will be based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Pay ranges are subject to future adjustments.

Pay Ranges by Zone:

• Zone A: USD $171,800 - USD $257,600
• Zone B: USD $163,200 - USD $244,800
• Zone C: USD $154,600 - USD $232,000
• Zone D: USD $146,000 - USD $219,000

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to our official zone map. We look forward to your application and the possibility of you joining our innovative team at Block as a Senior Data Scientist in Commerce!