# Senior Data Scientist, Places

In a world where many social apps measure their success by time spent online, Places offers a different kind of product built by Raya, a technology company focused on providing utility. Our apps, Raya and Places, are tools for discovery of and access to exciting people and places globally. We believe that by marrying great software with a membership-based community built around core values of trust, curation, and authenticity, we can provide solutions that offer something different to infinite content and AI-slop. Places’ mission is to help discerning global travelers find their favorite places wherever they go through expert curation and community trust. As a Data Scientist on the Places by Raya team you will play a key role that will shape how the Places app uses data to drive business decisions. This hands-on role combines data modeling and reporting with product analysis and experimentation. While the product itself has existed since 2023 the culture is very much like a new start-up with leadership being heavily invested in this product space and this role being the first dedicated Data Scientist to this space and supported by a dedicated Data Engineer. We are seeking an entrep

- **Id**: 3558236
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/raya-senior-data-scientist-places>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: board_field
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Hiring countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-30T23:52:10Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-30
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T16:03:41Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 9
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3954
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Dating & Relationships, Social Networks

## Company

- **Id**: 1215
- **Name**: Raya
- **Domain**: rayatheapp.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/raya>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 120000
- **Max usd**: 218000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 397

## Technologies

- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 9

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-31T02:17:29Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 9
- **Expected fill days**: 49
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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