Senior Data Scientist at Mainstreet

The problem

Every year, billions of dollars are set aside by your local, state, and federal representatives to make it easier for anybody to build a small business and turn their dream into reality.

But while governments might be great at governing, they’re terrible at marketing. These billions sit unclaimed, waiting for founders to discover them. We want to fix that, and we need your help.

The opportunity  

MainStreet is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to enable a deep understanding of our customers in order to power our internal systems and provide “magical” experiences for our customers. This role will work to enable others to tackle data intensive problems as well as be a foundational member of the data engineering team - defining what data science looks like at MainStreet. As the company continues to grow, this role will provide an opportunity to highlight aggregate insights externally and solidify MainStreet as a leader in the SMB space.


What you’ll do

Build the foundations for  a customer-obsessed culture via data.
Propose effective solutions to critical business analytics problems, including the ability to design thoughtful experiments.
Effectively communicate with a wide variety of business partners by explaining  complicated concepts to a wider audience - data scientists, engineering, and broader business partners.
Split time between empowering other teams and novel exploration of our data - increase our understanding, build out second layer data, and build models for our product.
Help shape the future of data science at MainStreet, bringing your ideas on improving and automating what we do and how we do it. 



What we’re looking for

5+ years experience in a data science or machine learning role.
Technical understanding of key technologies around systems, software engineering, and data management.
Practical experience with Python and SQL including building end-to-end solutions from quick prototypes to systems that must be maintained in production for many years.
Ability to influence without authority, and collaborate with stakeholders horizontally and vertically throughout the company.
Ability to work independently and communicate over the phone and with video chat software, such as Zoom.
Strong preference for candidates with corporate financial data, payroll data, and/or time-series data experience
Preference for candidates with an advanced degree in a quantitative field such as Math, Physics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Economics, Finance, and/or Computer Science.  



Compensation

Base salary range for this position is $130,000 - $200,000 and is based upon years of experience that is commensurate with the level of the position in addition to location.
Bonus rate that is commensurate with the level of the position. 
Robust equity program with significant upside potential. 
Benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, 401k plus additional perks to make your work from home life better. 



About MainStreet

What we do

We make these tax credits easy as butter. MainStreet pairs companies & employees with hundreds of local, state, and federal tax programs. Then we do all the paperwork to get companies what they’re owed in minutes, vs the dozens of hours it would otherwise take.

The average company gets $51,040… in the first year. In cash. 

We just announced our $60M Series A, led by SignalFire. We’re backed by an incredible community of partners, operators, and founders, including Ryan Hoover (Product Hunt founder), Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, Des Traynor (Intercom cofounder), Gradient (a Google Venture Fund), Ron Conway’s fund SV Angel, and Tusk Ventures. 

How we think about diversity

We try to make sure the diversity of our customers is reflected in the team that serves them. Because when we include people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and identities — we end up building a better experience for everyone who uses MainStreet.

We know we need to be intentional in our hiring practices in order to overcome systemic biases we may be blind to. So, if your lived experience has given you a unique perspective on business, startups, or any other aspect of our business – even if you don’t meet all the requirements – please still apply and let us know so we can make sure your application gets the attention it deserves.