What we do and why we do it

As the leading end-to-end investment platform for single-family rental homes (SFR), our mission is to make real estate investing radically accessible, cost effective, and simple. We successfully merge our passion for helping investors build wealth through real estate with cutting edge technology that transforms the way they do it.

How it’s going (and growing)

With a talented team of 600+ Roofsters, our collaborative, can-do culture is what fuels our growth. In 2022, we closed on our Series E, raising $240 million, and have offices in California, Texas, and New York as well as many remote opportunities. Our growth includes recent acquisitions of Stessa (financial and asset management software), RentPrep (tenant screening and placement service for landlords), and Mynd (property management platform for both Retail and Institutional investors).

About the team:

Data Science and Analytics is a centralized team in the technology organization responsible for supporting analytics, reporting, and machine learning capabilities for Roofstock.  We collaborate on a wide variety of product and business problems with Product, Engineering, Data Engineering, and other groups.  Our goal is to make sure we are building the most impactful product features to drive the best outcomes for our customers.

About the role:

We are looking for a talented Data Scientist to join the Product Data Science team at Roofstock.  This specific role will be responsible for supporting our investor facing products.  In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to provide insights and make data-driven decisions to optimize our business performance.  You will be responsible for analyzing and interpreting complex data sets, designing and maintaining scalable data pipelines and providing recommendations to support decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with the product and engineering team as an embedded partner to inform product strategy and drive business growth
  • Implement and operationalize product metrics to measure new feature success and set targets to guide the team
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to design and develop datasets, reports, dashboards, and visualizations to communicate insights and trends effectively
  • Analyze and interpret complex data sets to identify product opportunities and drive investment decisions
  • Propose, design, and analyze experiments to improve our user experience and other levers identified in our product
  • Communicate complex and technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or related field
  • At least 4 years of experience in an analytical role
  • Proficiency in SQL
  • Effective communication and presentation skills with the ability to deliver insights to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience with programming languages (e.g. Python, R)
  • Familiarity with data warehousing and ETL tools such as Snowflake and DBT
  • Proven track record of using data to drive business decisions and solve complex problems
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to work independently and in a team environment

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of AWS
  • Previous experience in a start-up or agile environment.

Technologies we like 

  • Bonus points for more extensive experience with Roofstock’s data stack – AWS, Snowflake, Fivetran, Airflow, DBT and Sigma

Location

United States – Remote

Compensation

$129,500 – $175,500 annually. The compensation range may be adjusted based on experience and location.

Pay Transparency

Our compensation reflects several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position represents the expected salary for this position.  Ultimately, in determining your pay it will be based on several factors including location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience and other job related factors.  Roofstock is a total compensation company; the base salary is only part of our total compensation package.

Competitive & Unique Benefits Package:

  • Generous PTO Policy
  • 13 Paid Holidays
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • 401k Program
  • Wellness and home office/cell phone subsidies
  • Robust health, dental, vision insurance, and more

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment and we are unable to sponsor H1-B Visas at this time.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.

Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity 

Roofstock is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Roofstock, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.