Who we are

Yoodli is the AI roleplay simulator redefining how individuals and teams master communication. Think of it as the batting cage before the big game - but for communication. Whether it’s a sales pitch, manager feedback session, or media interview, Yoodli provides private, judgment-free, just-in-time coaching. Leaders at companies like Google, Databricks, Snowflake, RingCentral, Toastmasters, and Dale Carnegie use Yoodli to ramp reps faster, improve message delivery, and reduce coaching burden on frontline managers. The result is stronger performance, greater team readiness, and a more scalable path to impact.

We’re building a new category called Experiential Learning: a new AI-powered category that helps people learn through conversational roleplays. People don’t learn from slides: they learn through dialogue, questions, and iteration. Yoodli makes that process interactive, personalized, and always up to date. It’s learning that feels fun, builds confidence, and finally lets organizations measure the ROI of training.

We’ve $40M in Series B funding, doubling our team in 2026, and are headquartered at the beautiful Pier 70 in Seattle.

• TED Talk with our “Why”
• Explainer on experiential learning

What we are hoping you will bring

You believe in the mission and care deeply about helping people achieve more by communicating better. You will use data to drive product decisions and deliver insights that make our users better communicators. As our first Data Scientist, you will set up the infrastructure and best practices needed to strengthen a metrics-driven culture. You’ll help shape product strategy, measure impact, and bring analytics directly into the hands of our customers.

This role is hybrid with an expectation of 3 days a week in the office - you’ll need to be based in the Greater Seattle Area.

What you’ll do

• Partner with product, design, and engineering to define success metrics and uncover insights that guide priorities
• Design and analyze experiments (A/B tests and robust LLM evaluations) to measure user behavior and product impact
• Build and maintain data pipelines, dashboards, and models to support internal and customer-facing analytics
• Partner with customer BI teams to help them tell the story of impact with Yoodli
• Translate data into clear, actionable stories for decision-makers and end users
• Advocate for data-driven decision making across teams

What You’ll Bring

• 3–5 years of experience in data science, product analytics, or similar roles
• Proficiency in SQL and Python (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn)
• Strong skills in experimentation, statistical analysis, and data visualization (Looker, Mode, or similar)
• Experience working closely with product and growth teams
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for using data to improve user experience
• Nice to have: background in speech analytics, LLMs, or NLP
• Experience with modern data stacks (dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery)
• Familiarity with embedding analytics into products

Why Yoodli

• Mission-driven company helping millions improve how they communicate
• Collaborative, inclusive team with room to grow
• Competitive compensation and meaningful equity
  • Base Salary: $145K - $175K
• Flexible work environment
• Startup culture