Staff Data Scientist

About the role

Join Character.AI as a Staff Data Scientist, where you will work closely with product, engineering, and growth teams to optimize monetization systems. You will define success metrics, lead experimentation, and translate complex data into actionable insights. This role offers top-notch health coverage, a generous 401(K) contribution, paid leave for new parents, 4 weeks of PTO, daily in-office catering, a monthly Doordash stipend, and a monthly wellness stipend. Key missions: Partner closely with product, engineering, and growth teams to scale and optimize Character.AI’s monetization systems.. Define success metrics, lead experimentation, and translate complex behavioral and economic data into actionable insights.. Drive data-informed monetization across subscriptions, advertising, and virtual currency economies. Profile: - Comfortable working in fast-moving, experimental environments with incomplete data - Proven ability to turn analysis into product decisions and shipped outcomes - 7+ years of experience as a Data Scientist working on consumer-facing products, ideally in chat, social, UGC, or entertainment platforms - Experience building or scaling data science practices, including experimentation, metrics, and analytics tooling - Strong intuition for identifying the right questions and quickly driving to high-impact insights - Direct experience supporting monetization systems, including: - Subscriptions and pricing - Virtual currencies, economies, or gamified monetization - Background in consumer B2C products and/or B2B marketplaces - Advertising or ad marketplaces