The Data Science program at GitLab focuses on supporting internal teams and developing model-based insights to help us understand our business, customers, and product better. Data Scientists work across the entire development lifecycle, from inception to final delivery. As a result of helping GitLab understand major trends across our business, Data Scientists make significant strategic contributions to new and existing business initiatives.
Data Scientists work with peers on the Data Team and functional teams to:
Example Data Science projects include:
Data Scientists are a part of the Data Team and report to the Director/ Sr. Director, Data & Analytics.
Read more about levels at GitLab here.
The Data Scientist (Intermediate) is a grade 6.
The next step in the Data Scientist job family is to move to Senior Data Scientist.
The Senior Data Scientist is a grade 7.
The Senior Data Scientist has all of the responsibilities of an Intermediate Data Scientist, plus:
The Senior Data Scientist meets all of the requirements of an Intermediate Data Scientist, plus:
The Staff Data Scientist is a grade 8.
The Staff Data Scientist has all of the responsibilities of a Senior Data Scientist, plus:
The Staff Data Scientist meets all of the requirements of a Senior Data Scientist, plus:
The Principal Data Scientist is a grade 9.
The Principal Data Scientist has all of the responsibilities of an Staff Data Scientist, plus:
The Principal Data Scientist meets all of the requirements of an Staff Data Scientist, plus:
Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process.
Full Stack Data Scientist is a hybrid position between Data Scientist and Analytics Engineer
In order for the Data Science team to scale and be successful, we need to develop and promote skills of Analytics Engineers on the team to deliver predictive models faster and more accurately. Full Stack Data Scientist will perform duties of Data Scientist by building predictive models, but also be responsible for backend to ensure smooth delivery.
The job description of this specialization include all of the resposibilities for the Data Scientist role. In addition, resposibilities for the specialization include:
The job requirements of this specialization include all of the requirements for the Data Scientist role. In addition, requirements for the specialization include:
Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.
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