Data Scientist/Data Engineer - Economic Research

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Please note: This role may be open to remote hiring. Our office locations are in San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; London, UK; and Dublin, Ireland.

About The Role

As a member of the Glassdoor Economic Research team, you will develop and own key public-facing data products, act as the go-to expert on Glassdoor data for our Economic Research team, and conduct original research in close collaboration with Glassdoor's Chief Economist and Lead Economist. This role will work deep in Glassdoor's proprietary data to share scalable insights on workplace communities, employee satisfaction, and the jobs market.

What You'll Do

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include analysis, development, and research using proprietary data to support Glassdoor Economic Research initiatives. Responsibilities and examples of projects may include:

• Working with product and engineering partners to understand what data is available, its definitions and limitations, and how to access it.
• Writing SQL queries to answer ad hoc media questions about Glassdoor's salaries or ratings data from top-tier media publications.
• Building dashboards, data sources, and tools that make data more accessible to support readers and/or internal teams.
• Managing the data collection process for Glassdoor's annual Best Places to Work award.
• Developing and maintaining a new public-facing data product using Glassdoor data to highlight a topical labor market or workplace trend. Building models in Python or R to support these data products.
• Proposing and making improvements to the methodology and infrastructure for Glassdoor's data-driven awards.

The role will primarily focus on developing, maintaining, visualizing and owning internal- & public-facing data products (approximately 70% of time) and 30% independent or collaborative research or support for data requests from internal stakeholders.

What You'll Bring

• 2-5 years of experience in a related field like data science, data engineering, decision science, or economics.
• Strong experience with programming and data analysis using Python (preferred) and/or R. Writes clear, documented, and reproducible code.
• A commitment to add to our culture of DEI.
• Nice to have: Demonstrated experience with statistics and applied econometrics.
• Experience building ETL pipelines and/or deploying production-ready data products.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and communications partners.
• Experience working with economic data.
• Nice to have: Knowledge of data visualization tools like ggplot2, Tableau, R Shiny, or D3.js.
• Excellent data fluency, including expertise with SQL.

Compensation And Benefits

Base Salary Range: $120,500 - $150,600

You can learn more about our compensation philosophy here and see salary ranges for all Glassdoor jobs here.

• Glassdoor base salaries are targeted to the market 75th percentile for technical roles and the 65th percentile for non-technical roles. In other words, 65-75% of comparable organizations in our industry will pay less.

Annual Bonus Target: 10%

• Bonuses are paid in 6-month intervals, aligning with bi-annual performance reviews

Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU):

• Restricted Stock Units (RSU) are awarded at hire and may be refreshed annually. Additionally, as a pay-for-performance company, RSU grant awards are presented bi-annually to exceptional performers.

Health and Wellness: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, select well-being programs, and 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents.* Generous paid time off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with paid injury/illness leave and paid family emergency leave.

• Coverage begins at the start of employment. After 48 months of continuous employment, 100% of all premiums for you and your dependents can be employer-paid!

Work/Life Balance: Open Paid Time Off policy, in addition to 15-20 paid company holidays/year

Investing in Your Future: 401(k) plan with a company match up to $5,000 per year, subsidized fertility and family planning services, and discounted legal assistance services.

Our Company Values And Commitments

• Innovation: We actively pursue new and different ways to further Glassdoor's mission. We forge our own path by challenging the status quo. The ultimate goal is not just to change how we operate at Glassdoor, but for every employer to follow our lead!
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We are dedicated to building a company that is more diverse and representative of society at large. Glassdoor externally publishes our Diversity & Inclusion report and information about our employee population to hold ourselves accountable to our dedication. We also provide programs and resources to build a greater sense of belonging for our employees.
• Grit: We are resilient, inventive and fearless. We see challenges as opportunities. With passion and courage, we come together to get the job done.
• Good People: We work together with integrity, respect and compassion for one another. We have fun together! We are inclusive, fair and humble while remaining confident. We do the right thing, period.
• Transparency: We are open and honest. We share information – the good and the bad – so we can continuously learn, collaborate and make the right decisions. Pay bands and our compensation philosophy are shared publicly.

Glassdoor is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. Glassdoor is an equal opportunity employer; committed to creating a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Our Company Values And Commitments

• Transparency: We are open and honest. We share information – the good and the bad – so we can continuously learn, collaborate and make the right decisions. Pay bands, our compensation philosophy, and employee feedback polls are shared publicly.
• Innovation: We actively pursue new and different ways to further Glassdoor's mission. We forge our own path by challenging the status quo. The ultimate goal is not just to change how we operate at Glassdoor, but for every employer to follow our lead!
• Good People: We work together with integrity, respect and compassion for one another. We have fun together! We are inclusive, fair and humble while remaining confident. We do the right thing, period.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We are dedicated to building a company that is more diverse and representative of society at large. Glassdoor externally publishes our Diversity & Inclusion report and information about our employee population to hold ourselves accountable to our dedication. We also provide programs and resources to build a greater sense of belonging for our employees.
• Grit: We are resilient, inventive and fearless. We see challenges as opportunities. With passion and courage, we come together to get the job done.

Glassdoor is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. Glassdoor is an equal opportunity employer; committed to creating a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.