Sr Data Scientist, Search

About the position

Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions. Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance. At Realtor.com, we’re on a mission to revolutionize the way people find and secure their dream homes. Every day, we process terabytes of data to power intelligent search and personalized recommendations that serve millions of home buyers, renters, and real estate professionals. Our core search experience sits at the heart of this journey—helping users discover the right home faster, with greater confidence. We’re looking for a Senior Data Scientist to help redefine how search works in real estate. You’ll play a key role in shaping the intelligence behind our search experience: from the user experience to the ranking and relevance models under the hood. You will leverage data science & analytics techniques to educate how users interact with our platform. If you’re passionate about consumer experiences, applied AI, big data, and shaping cutting-edge ML solutions that have real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Dive Deep Into Search – Surface insights about our consumers’ experience, developing foundational views of their preferences, behaviors, and intent through descriptive, statistical, and predictive analytics.
• Develop Self-Service Reporting – Design and build the reporting tools and views that enable our cross-functional teams to explore, measure, and report on our performance each day.
• Measure and Analyze ML Models – Partner directly with the ML Engineering team that powers our core search ranking and relevance systems to measure model performance and efficacy.
• Collaborate Across Teams – Work closely with product, engineering, marketing, ML and data teams to optimize our search-driven experiences and support rapid development of search & exploration solutions.

Requirements

• Expertise in Data Science & Search – MS/BS in computer science, statistics, mathematics, operations research or related fields, and 2 years of relevant experience in data science, machine learning or applied statistics, with a strong background in product analytics or experimentation.
• Extensive Technical Skills – Proficiency in SQL, Python, Tableau, and Amplitude (or similar analytics tools). Experience with Spark, TensorFlow/PyTorch is a plus.
• Strong Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills – Passion for tackling complex analytical problems, improving user experience, experimentation, and driving measurable impact.
• Excellent Communication – Ability to articulate insights from data, statistical or ML concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Inclusive and competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage.
• Family-forming benefits.
• 13 Paid Holidays.
• Flexible Time Off.
• 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time Off.
• Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs.
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions.
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program.
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location.