Senior Data Scientist, Bitcoin

<p>Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.</p> <p><strong>The Role</strong></p> <p>As a Senior Data Scientist on Bitcoin, you will use data to accelerate our mission of making bitcoin everyday money across Cash App and Square. You'll work on critical initiatives such as stablecoin infrastructure, Lightning Network adoption, and Bitcoin payment rails innovation.</p> <p>This role requires a proactive mindset and strong product intuition. You will collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to define strategy, measure impact, and unlock insights that drive product development. You'll bring technical depth across analytics, experimentation, and data engineering. Experience in consumer products and familiarity with bitcoin/stablecoin/crypto technologies is highly preferred.</p> <ul> <li>Work from anywhere: This role can be performed from any location in the US with the flexibility to work from home</li> </ul> <p><strong>You Will</strong></p> <ul> <li>Shape product strategy for bitcoin adoption through experimentation, modeling, and analytics, from user acquisition to transaction monitoring.</li> <li>Design and analyze experiments that unlock growth in bitcoin usage, measuring everything from onboarding conversion to payment rail adoption.</li> <li>Build data foundations and self-service tools that enable product teams to move faster, from core metrics dashboards to experimentation frameworks.</li> <li>Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Design to translate complex bitcoin/crypto user behaviors into actionable insights and product decisions.</li> </ul> <p><strong>You Have</strong></p> <ul> <li>8+ years of data science experience, with a track record of driving product and business impact in consumer-facing products.</li> <li>Strong experimentation skills: you've designed, executed, and analyzed A/B tests and are comfortable with causal inference techniques.</li> <li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex analyses into clear recommendations for diverse audiences.</li> <li>Solid data engineering fundamentals: you can build pipelines, transform data, and create reliable data products.</li> <li>Demonstrated use of LLMs and AI tools to accelerate your work.</li> <li>Bonus: Experience with bitcoin, crypto products, or blockchain analytics; familiarity with Lightning Network, stablecoins, or payment systems.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Technologies We Use and Teach</strong></p> <ul> <li>SQL and ETL: Snowflake, Airflow, Prefect</li> <li>Data Viz and BI: Looker, Tableau, Mode, Amplitude</li> <li>Productivity: VS Code, Goose</li> <li>Bonus: Bitcoin, Lightning Network, blockchain analytics</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.</p> <p>We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any ... (truncated, view full listing at source)