Staff Economist, Marketplace Experimentation
Bolt
Staff Economist, Marketplace Experimentation
We are seeking an experienced Economist to transform how we measure value across Bolt's critical two-sided marketplaces, tackling complex challenges like network effects to optimize pricing, matching, and commissions. You will fully own marketplace experimentation, ensuring healthy test design, and driving R&D to develop novel methods for aligning objectives and measuring long-term impact.Locations: Berlin, Germany | Tallinn, Estonia
About the role
You will fully own and transform our approach to measuring the impact of the marketplaces teams. Marketplace experimentation is uniquely challenging because customer interactions cause network effects, which break traditional A/B testing assumptions. While we currently use the switchback test design, it presents limitations like lower statistical power, spillover effects, and a restricted focus on short-term results. Your work will impact critical business decisions across the company, such as adapting ride prices to balance supply and demand, efficiently matching riders and drivers, and setting attractive delivery commissions.
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Experience is great, but what we really look for is drive, intelligence, and integrity. So even if you don’t tick every box, please consider applying!