Staff Data Scientist

The role

You will shape consumer products through analysis, experimentation, and reliable data. You will work with Product, Engineering, Design, and Growth teams to understand user behavior and guide product decisions.

What you will do

• Analyze user journeys, activation, engagement, retention, and monetization.
• Design and evaluate A/B tests.
• Define and maintain product metrics.
• Partner with Engineering to improve instrumentation and validate data.
• Build reusable analytical datasets and dbt models using SQL.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering on Snowflake, Dagster, and ETL pipelines.
• Use Python for statistical analysis, modeling, and automation.
• Incorporate AI coding tools into workflow.
• Lead ambiguous problems from initial question through analysis and measurement.
• Communicate recommendations and influence priorities across teams.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data science, product analytics, or a related field.
• Strong foundation in statistics, including probability, statistical inference, hypothesis testing, regression, and sources of bias and confounding.
• Practical experience designing and analyzing A/B tests.
• Advanced SQL skills.
• Strong proficiency in Python for data exploration, statistical analysis, and reproducible analytical workflows.
• Working knowledge of dbt, data modeling, and modern data platforms.
• Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Dagster and how ETL pipelines, dependencies, and refresh schedules affect downstream analysis.
• Hands-on experience using AI coding tools such as Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor.
• Experience partnering directly with product teams.
• Ability to independently structure ambiguous problems, prioritize work, and communicate recommendations to technical and nontechnical partners.
• Curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn unfamiliar systems.

Nice to have

• Experience working with Snowflake, including querying large datasets and understanding query performance and cost.
• Experience with crypto, tokenized assets, finance, or fintech.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision): base plan 100% covered
• Flexible hours and a long-standing, supportive remote environment
• Unlimited vacation
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Wellness stipend
• Weekly meal stipend
• Learning & Development stipend
• Remote / WFH set-up stipend

About the company

Phantom is on a mission to connect the world to the freedom of open markets. The company is around 180 people and fully remote.