Underdog · 15 hours ago
Staff Data Scientist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $210K/yr
7+ years expUnderdog is a rapidly growing sports company focused on creating engaging products for sports fans. The Staff Data Scientist will lead personalization initiatives and collaborate with various teams to develop machine learning models that enhance user experience and retention.
eSportsFantasy SportsGaming
Responsibilities
Collaborate with other data scientists to build and iterate on models for personalized recommendations, targeting, and user segmentation
Lead personalization initiatives that span modeling, experimentation, and implementation to improve user experience and retention
Build and deploy machine learning models such as recommendation systems, targeting algorithms, segmentation, and ranking models
Design and analyze A/B tests and other experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of personalization strategies
Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data Engineering to bring personalization models into production
Develop clean, maintainable code and contribute to reusable pipelines, feature stores, and evaluation frameworks
Translate data insights into compelling stories and actionable strategies for technical and non-technical audiences
Qualification
Required
A degree in Math, Physics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a similar domain
7+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or a related technical role
Hands-on experience with recommendation engines, targeting systems, ranking models, or personalization algorithms
Strong proficiency in Python for modeling and data manipulation
Advanced SQL skills and experience querying large, complex datasets
Solid foundation in statistics, hypothesis testing, and experimental design
Familiarity with cloud-based tools and platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow)
Proven ability to partner cross-functionally and influence product decisions with data
Preferred
MS degree preferred
Experience with uplift modeling, multi-armed bandits, or causal inference
Prior work in industries such as fantasy sports, sports betting, mobile gaming, or other B2C tech companies
Exposure to real-time personalization pipelines or recommender systems at scale
Familiarity with tools like MLflow, SageMaker, or Feature Stores
Benefits
Unlimited PTO for full-time employees (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
$500 home office allowance
5% 401k match
FSA
Company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents
Company
Underdog
We’re the fastest-growing sports gaming company ever. Our mission is to build innovative games and products for American sports fans.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$115MKey Investors
Spark CapitalBlackRockKevin Carter
2025-03-26Series C· $70M
2022-07-26Series B· $35M
2021-05-03Series A· $10M
Leadership Team
Jeremy Levine
Founder & CEO
Rishi Garg
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
Mergers & Acquisitions
2025-10-19
2025-10-18
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