Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Product
About Polymarket
Polymarket is the world's fastest growing prediction market. We enable individuals to express views on real-world events by trading on outcomes across politics, economics, sports, culture, and current affairs. Built as a peer-to-peer marketplace with no centralized "house," Polymarket aggregates diverse opinions into transparent, market-based probabilities that reflect collective expectations about the future.
We're growing quickly, both in terms of volume ($115B traded to date) and adoption as an alternative news source. Our ambition is to become a ubiquitous beacon of truth in global media and we need your help adding fuel to the fire.
About the Role
Polymarket is looking for a Senior Data Scientist / Analyst to be the analytical partner to our product team and the person who can say whether what we shipped actually worked. You'll own product insights end-to-end, from defining its success metrics, to designing the experiments that test them, to telling the team what the results mean.
This is a role for someone with real product instincts, not just query skills. You'll spend as much time forming hypotheses about why users behave the way they do as you will validating them, and you'll be expected to push back when a feature's numbers don't support the story being told about it. You'll do it all in a fast-moving environment where we ship constantly and the answer is usually needed before the next release.
What You'll Do
Partner with product managers, designers, and engineers as the analytical owner for product
Define the metrics that determine whether a feature worked, and be the person willing to say plainly when it did not
Design, instrument, and read A/B tests end-to-end, including the calls on sample size, guardrail metrics, and when to stop a test
Build the funnel and behavioral analyses that explain how users find a market, place a first trade, and come back for the next one
Turn user behavior into product direction. Surface where people drop off, what the friction actually is, and what is worth building next
Own the event tracking spec for your area, working with engineers so instrumentation lands correctly the first time rather than being reconstructed later
Work with analytics engineers to promote your recurring analyses into modeled datasets rather than one-off queries
Write end-to-end documentation that's clear and thorough enough that anyone on the team can pick up your analysis without friction
What We're Looking For
7+ years in product analytics, data science, or a similar role supporting a consumer or trading product
Expert SQL. You can go from raw event tables to a defensible answer without help
Deep experimentation experience. You have designed and read A/B tests in production, and you can explain a null result without spinning it
Strong product sense. You can look at a funnel and form a hypothesis about the user behind it, not just describe the number
Hands-on experience defining event tracking and instrumentation, and the patience to get it right
Comfort with ambiguity. You can scope a vague question into a real analysis and defend the assumptions you made along the way
Strong communication. You can take a complex analysis to a non-technical audience and land the recommendation
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment where business logic changes frequently and you need to keep pace
(Plus) Data science background - causal inference, quasi-experimental methods, or predictive modeling in Python or R
(Plus) Experience with trading, marketplace, or other two-sided products where user behavior drives the economics
Benefits
Competitive salary & equity
Unlimited PTO
Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
401k match
Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories
Pay Transparency
Base salary range: $200,000 to $300,000 annually, plus equity and benefits.
This range reflects a good-faith estimate for this position. Experience levels vary widely within a title here, so please reach out even if your expectations fall outside it. We're always happy to chat.
About Polymarket
Polymarket is at the forefront of the decentralized information and prediction market revolution, leveraging cutting-edge blockchain technology to create a more transparent and efficient way to bet on real-world events. We're building a platform where users can trade on their beliefs about everything from politics to pop culture, fostering a global community driven by data and conviction. Our mission is to democratize access to information and enable price discovery in a trustless environment, fundamentally reshaping how people engage with and understand the world. Our team thrives on innovation, intellectual curiosity, and a deep-seated belief in the power of Web3 principles. We champion a culture of open collaboration, radical transparency, and continuous learning, encouraging every team member to contribute their unique perspective to solve complex challenges. We are a group of passionate builders, designers, and strategists united by a vision for a decentralized future, where markets are fair, accessible, and censorship-resistant. At Polymarket, your work directly impacts the evolution of decentralized finance and information. If you're eager to make a significant impact in the nascent but rapidly expanding blockchain space, Polymarket offers an unparalleled opportunity. Join us to contribute to a platform that empowers users, challenges traditional financial systems, and puts the power of prediction back into the hands of the people. We're looking for individuals who are not just skilled but are also true believers in the potential of crypto to create a more informed and equitable world. Come build the future with Polymarket.
Ready to Apply?
To submit your application for this position, please visit Polymarket's official website and follow their application process.