Pinterest · 6 hours ago
Sr. Data Scientist
San Francisco, CA, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$240K/yr - $288K/yr
4+ years expPinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and planning for lasting memories. The Sr. Data Scientist will conduct strategic analysis, build segmentation models, and mentor junior data scientists to improve decision-making and metrics tracking.
InternetSocial BookmarkingSocial MediaSocial NetworkSoftware
Responsibilities
Conduct deep strategic analysis to answer core questions such as: How do we assess the trade-off between metrics change?
How should we evaluate overall impact from changes in one component of the ads ecosystem?
Determine opportunity sizing and analysis
Should Pinterest adjust programmatic ad load based on?
Write clear, actionable analyses that help teams identify areas of improvement and investment
Build segmentation models to assess supply to inform pricing strategy
Improve decision velocity and quality using data scientist tool kit: experimentation, causal inference techniques, etc
Design measurement strategy, advise on experimentation best practices, identifying flaws in experiment practices and results; building tools for experiment analysis etc
Creating and tracking success metrics
Identify the right measures of success for engineering teams and help them track those metrics
Break down high-level metrics into actionable segments
Lead and mentor the scope of work for data scientists in the same area, demonstrating high-quality output of both yourself and others for whom you are responsible
Provide continuous and candid feedback, recognizing individual strengths and contributions and flagging opportunities to improve performance
Qualification
Required
Master's degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or closely related quantitative discipline and four (4) years of experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field
Bachelor's degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering (any field) or closely related quantitative discipline and six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field
Statistics
Experimentation (design and execution)
SQL, Hive, and Python
Pandas, pymc, and scikit-learn
R
Databricks
Bayesian Regression
XGBoost
K-Means
Random Forest
Company
Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.49BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Brandtech VenturesSV Angel
2022-07-14Post Ipo Equity
2020-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2019-04-18IPO
Leadership Team
Bill Ready
Chief Executive Officer
Julia Brau Donnelly
Chief Financial Officer
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