Staff Data Scientist

At Shakepay, we’re on a mission to usher in the Bitcoin golden age. We’re reimagining financial services to give every Canadian their fair shake.

Our culture is built around doing work that matters, winning as a team, and celebrating success. If you're the kind of person who values growth, shipping fast, and sharing your ideas openly with a group of like-minded people, come and build with us!

About Shakepay

Since 2015, we've been on a mission to help Canadians build long-term wealth through bitcoin. Over the past few years, we've expanded beyond buying and selling bitcoin to offer a growing suite of everyday financial products - including the Shakepay Card, direct deposit, bill payments and Interac e-Transfer - making it easier to earn, save and use bitcoin every day. Today, more than 1.5 million Canadians use Shakepay to grow their bitcoin savings and take control of their financial future as we continue to push the boundaries of what modern financial services can look like.

We’re regulated as an investment dealer across all Canadian provinces and territories, and backed by renowned venture capitalists with a funding of $44M. We have a passionate, loyal, and growing community, and we’re looking for people who want to help us build something truly special.

Staff Data Scientist, Growth

We’re looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join one of our cross-functional squads at Shakepay. You’ll work closely with engineering and design, while also partnering across marketing, finance, and operations to help us identify growth opportunities and make smarter decisions across the business.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys operating with high autonomy, and can turn ambiguous problems into measurable impact. You’ll combine experimentation, statistical rigor, business intuition, and product thinking to influence how we grow, retain, and better serve millions of Canadians.

What you’ll be doing

• Partner closely with engineers and designers across our product squads to improve acquisition, activation, retention, monetization, and customer experience
• Collaborate with marketing, finance, and operations teams to uncover growth opportunities and drive better business decisions
• Champion and evangelize experimentation and decision frameworks that  help us ship and iterate quickly with confidence
• Define KPIs and success metrics that  help teams stay aligned around measurable outcomes
• Use statistical analysis, forecasting, causal inference, and machine learning techniques to better understand user behavior and business performance
• Identify high-leverage opportunities proactively through deep analysis of user journeys, lifecycle behavior, conversion funnels, and financial performance
• Help shape squad and company priorities by bringing data-informed perspectives on impact, tradeoffs, and ROI
• Build dashboards, models, and self-serve tools that improve visibility into growth and business performance across the organization
• Collaborate with the broader data team to maintain a shared and consistent data layer that serves our stakeholders and internal agents
• Foster a culture of experimentation, curiosity, and evidence-based decision-making across Shakepay

Who we’re looking for

• 8+ years of experience in data science, growth analytics, experimentation, or related roles in high-growth environments
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
• Deep understanding of experimentation, causal inference, statistical analysis, forecasting, and KPI design
• Strong product and business intuition, with the ability to connect user behavior to company outcomes
• Experience working cross-functionally with teams such as marketing, finance, operations, or product
• Comfortable operating autonomously and driving ambiguous projects from idea to execution
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence decisions through data and clear reasoning
• A demonstrated ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects with high attention to detail
• Curiosity, speed, and a bias toward action in fast-moving environments
• Solid understanding of dashboarding and data visualization tools
• Willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment

Bonus points

• Experience in startup or high-growth consumer environments
• Experience with experimentation and product analytics platforms such as Posthog, Statsig, Amplitude
• Experience working with dbt, Snowflake, and modern data stacks
• Experience with lifecycle marketing, customer segmentation, or growth modeling
• Existing Shakepay customer and/or familiarity with the product
• Interest and enthusiasm for the possibilities enabled by Bitcoin and non-sovereign money

Why join us?

• Help shape the future of money: Be part of a team that's revolutionizing financial services in Canada, one sat at a time.
• Impact millions: As cryptocurrency continues to gain traction, our potential for growth is massive. You can help us bring Shakepay and Bitcoin to all Canadians.
• Grow your career: We’re growing, and so can you! We have programs in place to encourage continuous learning, growth, and development.
• Ideas, not titles: We want the best ideas to make their way through, no matter where they come from.

Perks and benefits

• 🤝 Be an owner - Every employee has stock options as part of their total compensation 
• 🥅 Reach your goals - Yearly salary assessments 
• 🦷 Health & wellness :  Access to comprehensive health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts. 
• 🌎 Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto.
• 🆙 Level Up: A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your career growth.
• 🌴 Time off: 20 days of vacation per year. And if you use all your vacation, we give you a $1,000 bonus.
• 🐣 Parental leave: Enjoy a parental leave top up to 100% of your salary for 18 weeks.
• 🙌 Have fun together: quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite to connect with each other  

The base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $250,000 CAD. Base pay may vary based on factors such as years of experience, skills and qualifications. Additionally, employees are eligible for equity,  pay increases based on performance, benefits including health and dental care, and paid time off.

We understand that potential can be just as valuable as experience. If you're eager to learn, grow, and contribute to the mission but worry that you may not have the “right” experience, we still want you to apply. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background and life experience. We’re firm believers that a little bit of slope makes up for a lot of y-intercept.

We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support certain parts of our hiring process. This can include tools that assist with scheduling, application review, candidate communications, and generating interview notes, guides, or summaries so our team can stay focused on the conversation. All hiring decisions are made by our hiring team.

Fluency in English is required due to the percentage of English-speaking customers and the nature of our platform, which is available to all Canadians.