Perplexity · 8 hours ago
Data Scientist - Growth
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$205K/yr - $330K/yr
6+ years expPerplexity is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to accelerate their growth initiatives and expand their global reach. The role involves collaborating with various teams to provide data-driven insights and optimize strategies for growth, retention, and monetization.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ChatbotMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSearch Engine
Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with Growth, Marketing, Product, Enterprise, and Partnership teams to provide data-driven insights and recommendations across all growth initiatives
Perform deep-dive analyses on user behavior, conversion funnels, and retention patterns to drive both paid and organic growth
Lead user research and segmentation analysis to inform growth strategies, market targeting, product development, and paid campaign optimization
Design, implement, and interpret A/B tests to continuously enhance marketing performance, product features, and overall user experiences
Define, implement, and visualize key growth metrics across paid acquisition, organic channels, activation, retention, and monetization, creating dashboards to track business performance and marketing ROI
Develop data models and pipelines to improve analytics efficiency, enable self-service analytics, and support strategic decision-making
Support revenue growth initiatives through pricing analysis, subscription optimization, and enterprise growth strategies
Analyze paid acquisition channels and campaigns performance, identifying opportunities for optimization, budget allocation, and sustainable growth
Conduct analysis on social media performance, SEO initiatives, and marketing spend to maximize reach, engagement, and cost-effectiveness
Qualification
Required
Have 6-8+ years of experience working as a data scientist or related role with growth focus
Have experience with growth disciplines including: paid acquisition, product marketing, SEO, social media, lifecycle marketing, product analytics, and/or conversion optimization
Are proficient in SQL and experienced with BI and visualization tools (e.g., Omni, Mode, Hex, Looker)
Have experience designing, implementing, and analyzing A/B tests and statistical experimentation
Take ownership and are a self-starter who thrives with open-ended problems and cross-functional collaboration
Have experience with data modeling and pipeline development (e.g., dbt, Airflow)
Preferred
Previous experience at a high-growth startup or early-stage company in a growth-focused data science role
Hands-on experience with dbt and data engineering/analytics engineering
Experience with Snowflake and modern data stack tools
Are comfortable with Python for data analysis and automation
Machine learning experience, particularly in growth applications (LTV prediction, churn modeling, attribution modeling, recommendation systems)
Experience with marketing attribution, cohort analysis, funnel optimization, and growth accounting frameworks
Company
Perplexity
Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine designed to provide accurate, real-time responses to user queries.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.48BKey Investors
Cristiano RonaldoNuVenturesAccel
2025-12-05Undisclosed
2025-09-10Series Unknown· $200M
2025-08-15Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Aravind Srinivas
Cofounder, President, CEO
Denis Yarats
Co-Founder & CTO
Recent News
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