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Vivint · 8 hours ago

Staff Data Scientist, Analytics -Hybrid

Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We are seeking a Staff Data Scientist, Product Analytics to lead advanced analytics initiatives focused on camera hardware, firmware, and application performance, ensuring data is accurate, accessible, and actionable at scale.
ElectronicsInternet of ThingsSecuritySmart Home
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Responsibilities

Design and own product analytics frameworks and dashboards that provide a single source of truth for camera product performance, reliability, usage, and customer experience metrics
Develop scalable data models and pipelines that unify telemetry, device logs, application events, and customer interaction data across all camera products
Define and standardize core camera KPIs including adoption, engagement, reliability, latency, error rates, feature usage, and quality-of-service indicators
Partner with product managers and engineering teams to translate business and technical questions into robust analytical solutions
Build experimentation and measurement frameworks to evaluate new camera features, firmware updates, and AI-powered capabilities
Perform deep-dive analyses to identify performance bottlenecks, reliability issues, and user experience gaps, and present actionable recommendations to stakeholders
Design self-service analytics tools and reporting systems that enable product teams to independently explore data and monitor performance
Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure data quality, governance, instrumentation standards, and consistent metric definitions
Establish monitoring and alerting mechanisms for critical camera product metrics to proactively detect regressions and anomalies
Mentor junior data scientists and analysts while serving as a technical thought leader for product analytics best practices

Qualification

SQLPythonProduct analyticsData modelingDashboard designCloud data warehousesData visualizationKPI designInfluencing decisionsCommunicationMentoringCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related quantitative field
Five or more years of experience in product analytics, data science, or applied analytics roles
Strong proficiency in SQL and Python with experience building production-grade analytical workflows
Experience designing and maintaining dashboards and reporting systems using modern visualization platforms. (Tableau, Mixpanel, etc)
Deep understanding of product analytics methodologies including funnel analysis, cohort analysis, experimentation, and KPI design
Experience working with large-scale datasets and cloud-based data warehouses
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights for technical and non-technical audiences
Demonstrated ability to influence product and engineering decisions through data-driven insights

Preferred

Experience working with IoT, smart home, or hardware-integrated software products
Familiarity with camera telemetry, video analytics signals, or device performance metrics
Experience with mobile app analytics platforms and instrumentation frameworks
Knowledge of time-series data, event-driven architectures, and streaming analytics systems
Experience with causal inference techniques such as A/B testing, difference-in-differences, or quasi-experimental methods
Background supporting AI-driven products such as computer vision, machine learning models, or real-time inference systems
Experience building analytics layers that support executive reporting and operational decision making

Company

Vivint offers an integrated smart home system along with in-home consultation, professional installation, monitoring, and support.

H1B Sponsorship

Vivint has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (10)
2024 (20)
2023 (19)
2022 (26)
2021 (20)
2020 (24)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.27B
Key Investors
Founders Fund,Solamere CapitalGoldman Sachs
2022-12-06Acquired
2020-01-21Post Ipo Equity· $488M
2020-01-21IPO

Leadership Team

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Todd Pedersen
CEO and Founder
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Brandon Bunker
Vice President of Artificial Intelligence
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