Data Scientist

Netlify provides a platform for building, deploying, and scaling modern web applications. Millions of developers and organizations use it to compose production-ready, performant, and flexible web applications. Netlify is also developing an Agent Experience that enables intelligent agents to understand, interact with, and act on the platform.

• Own the analytical understanding of PLG performance across activation, engagement, conversion, monetization, and retention, and identify opportunities proactively
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to turn behavioral insights into product bets, define what to test and how to measure it, and interpret the results
• Lead experimentation from hypothesis through decision, including study design, methodology, success metrics, guardrails, analysis, and recommendations
• Apply statistical rigor where it matters, judge when there is enough signal to decide, and help teams develop that judgment
• Build scalable analytical systems, including semantic models, trusted metrics, proactive monitoring, and AI-powered agents that surface opportunities
• Use AI to investigate faster, automate recurring analytical work, and test more hypotheses while maintaining sound judgment
• Identify gaps in measurement, event instrumentation, and metric definitions, and partner with Data and Product Engineering to address them
• Advise PLG leadership and use evidence and product judgment to influence investment decisions and roadmap priorities
• Influence product strategy through evidence, product instincts, and a clear point of view, without relying on formal authority

• 8+ Years of experience in product analytics, growth analytics, or data science, with high ownership and measurable impact on PLG or consumer product outcomes
• Deep understanding of product and growth dynamics across activation, engagement, conversion, monetization, and retention
• Ability to turn behavioral data into product hypotheses and carry them from insight through experimentation to measured outcomes
• Deep experimentation expertise, including study design, statistical reasoning, causal inference, and judgment about when results are sufficient
• Experience building analytical systems such as metrics layers, monitoring frameworks, or semantic models
• Actively use AI tools to accelerate investigations, automate repetitive work, and surface patterns
• Track record of influencing senior stakeholders and product direction through analytical reasoning, clear recommendations, and sound judgment
• Comfortable working autonomously in ambiguous problem spaces and determining which questions are most important
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in distributed environments, and ability to make complex findings clear and recommendations actionable
• Proactive in discovering opportunities, defining important questions, and shaping investment decisions with senior leaders
• Comfortable making decisions with imperfect information and explaining the reasoning
• Effective in remote-first, async environments; self-direction and written clarity are important

• Salary range: $204,000 - $275,000 for most US-based locations
• Compensation ranges may vary by location, including for candidates outside the US or in premium markets
• Compensation includes participation in Netlify’s equity plan and benefits
• Netlify is a Series D company that has raised over $200M