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Senior Product Data Scientist - YouTube Shorts - Google
Data Scientist
Lead data‑driven product decisions for YouTube Shorts, designing experiments, building predictive models, and mentoring junior analysts while leveraging Python, SQL, and large‑scale analytics platforms.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and analyze large‑scale A/B tests to evaluate new Shorts features and inform product roadmaps.
- Develop and productionize machine‑learning models that predict user engagement, retention, and monetization metrics.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and designers to translate business problems into quantitative frameworks.
- Build dashboards and visualizations using SQL and Python to surface actionable insights for cross‑functional stakeholders.
- Mentor junior data scientists and analysts, fostering best practices in experimental design, data hygiene, and reproducibility.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience applying analytics or data science to consumer‑facing products.
- Strong proficiency in Python (pandas, scikit‑learn) and SQL, with hands‑on experience in large‑scale data warehouses such as BigQuery.
- Deep knowledge of statistical methods, experimental design, and causal inference.
- Track record of delivering production‑ready machine‑learning models that drive product impact.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence product strategy through data‑driven storytelling.
Skills
pythonsqlmachine learning