Data Scientist

About the role

Pinterest is a platform where millions of people discover creative ideas, dreams, and plans for memorable moments. We aim to inspire everyone to create the life they love through our products. Join us to innovate for millions, grow through passion, celebrate diversity, and work flexibly.

Responsibilities

• Develop best practices for instrumentation and experimentation and communicate these to product engineering teams.
• Solve analytical problems using quantitative approaches like Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Forecasting, Econometrics, or related fields.
• Use machine learning and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn to build and prototype analysis pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Product Managers, Engineers, Designers, Researchers, and Data Engineers to build and communicate key insights.
• Apply scientific rigor and statistical methods to product development and improvement, focusing on the behaviors of our users.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience analyzing data in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
• Proven ability to apply scientific methods to solve real-world problems on web-scale data.
• Extensive experience with machine learning and deep learning frameworks.
• A scientifically rigorous approach to analysis and data, with a strong sense of skepticism, attention to detail, and commitment to high-quality output.
• Fluency in SQL and a scripting language (Python or R) to manipulate large, high-dimensional datasets.
• Excellent communication skills to explain learnings to both technical and non-technical partners.
• A team player capable of partnering with cross-functional leadership to quickly turn insights into actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Machine Learning
• Statistical Modeling
• Experimentation
• Product Development

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$101,382—$209,296 USD

Schedule

Not specified.

Company

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.