Senior Data Analyst for Avito Freelance Team

About the team: The Matching team helps freelancers find suitable shifts and helps clients quickly meet their staffing needs. We are developing search, ranking, recommendations, and dispatching — mechanics for selecting and communicating with freelancers. In this role, you can directly influence the development of Avito Freelance through data insights, experiments, and algorithm development.

Examples of future tasks: — Develop a dispatching mechanism from scratch: design the system together with DS and product teams, evaluate the effectiveness of algorithms and communication channels, build a roadmap; — Improve search algorithms together with product and DS teams: ranking, filtering, and candidate generation; — Evaluate model quality and potential using offline testing; — Research and develop personalization, segmented ranking, recommendations, and shift selections for different freelancer groups; — Launch and analyze A/B tests, formulate evaluation methodology, and separate the effect of changes from external factors; — Build clear approaches, dashboards, and regular reports that help the team make product decisions; — Propose and test product hypotheses at the intersection of user behavior, algorithms, and business results.

We expect you to have: — at least three years of experience as a product analyst; — confident command of SQL and Python, experience with large datasets; — knowledge and practical application of mathematics and statistics in real-world problems; — experience in designing and analyzing A/B tests; — understanding of how ranking, recommendations, and ML models affect product and business metrics; — understanding of machine learning fundamentals and the ability to apply ML approaches in analytical tasks; — experience with classification, regression, forecasting, or ranking models; — ability to independently decompose complex tasks with uncertain initial conditions, propose a methodology, and complete research to a solution; — clear presentation of findings, argumentation of recommendations, and ability to work at the intersection of analytics, product, and development.

Working with us means: — the opportunity to directly influence key business metrics, product development, and the quality of freelancer selection for shifts; — tasks at the intersection of product analytics and DS: search, recommendations, and dispatching; — collaboration with product and DS teams on solutions that reach users and measurably change results; — a wealth of high-quality data, powerful infrastructure and tools, and any necessary hardware — everything is ready for productive work; — a talented team, a cool analytical culture, and a community of professionals; — a transparent bonus system and a competitive salary — the amount will be discussed during the interview; — a personal training budget that can be spent on books, courses, and conferences; — health and wellness: from day one, you will have voluntary medical insurance including dental care; a therapist and masseuse are available at the office; — remote work and a wonderful office located two minutes from the Belorusskaya metro station: panoramic city center views, quiet workspaces, and relaxation areas.