Staff Statistics Engineer (Experimentation)

TL;DR

Staff Statistics Engineer (Experimentation): Building and optimizing a world-class experimentation engine backed by state-of-the-art statistical methods with an accent on sequential analysis, CUPED, and change point detection. Focus on translating complex statistical methods into robust, production-ready systems and defining standards for trustworthy experimentation.

Location: Hybrid in New York, USA

Salary: $234,000–$300,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is a leading observability and security platform company.

What you will do

• Architect and implement a world-class experimentation engine supporting advanced statistical methods.
• Bring rigor to experiment analysis at scale through diagnostics and guardrails for safe shipping.
• Translate complex statistical methods into robust, production-ready systems.
• Work closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to influence product direction.
• Educate engineers, leaders, and customers on statistical best practices and experiment design.
• Help define standards and frameworks to make experimentation trustworthy by default and fast by design.

Requirements

• Hold a PhD or equivalent experience in Statistics, Computer Science, Econometrics, or a related field.
• Deep expertise in statistics, causal inference, or experimentation methods.
• Track record of shipping production-grade software that solves real user problems.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to write clean, maintainable code.
• Ability to lead cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Design, and business teams.
• Excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance coding, problem-solving, and building, or eager to learn how.

Nice to have

• Built or worked on experimentation platforms at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• Build tools for engineers and influence the experimentation and AI-centric roadmap for Product Analytics.
• Work with kind and knowledgeable teammates who are at the top of their craft and happy to collaborate, teach, and learn.
• Competitive global benefits package.
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure work-life harmony.
• Comprehensive employee benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.