Data Scientist, Core Infrastructure

Stripe

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$192,000–$288,000 / yr
Posted
50 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $159k
This role $240k
$65k most similar roles pay here $312k

This role pays more than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$174,600 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $240k versus about $159k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for internet businesses, providing payment processing, billing, fraud prevention, and banking-as-a-service APIs to businesses of all sizes globally. Industry: Payments Infrastructure & Financial Technology

Stripe currently has 173 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,400–$285,600 across 171 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Data Scientist, Core Infrastructure

As a Data Scientist, Core Infrastructure, you will join the team responsible for core systems and cloud platforms to serve as a strategic partner for the infrastructure organization. You will analyze usage, efficiency, and workloads to predict demand and inform capacity planning while developing models for efficient compute resource consumption and provisioning. Your daily work involves collaborating with engineering and finance teams to provide actionable insights that improve reliability and reduce costs. To succeed in this role, you must possess proficiency in SQL and a computing language like Python or R. You will apply quantitative methods to automate fleet decisions and optimize scheduling. The role requires experience in cloud environments, resource utilization, and analyzing logs or telemetry to solve complex problems related to infrastructure operations and scaling efficiency within the core platform.

What does a Data Scientist earn in California?

Median $208978 from 66 postings across 27 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Analyze infrastructure usage and workloads to predict demand for capacity planning.
  • Develop models and strategies for efficient compute resource consumption and provisioning.
  • Use quantitative methods to automate fleet decisions and optimize resource allocation.
  • Provide actionable insights to improve infrastructure operations, reduce costs, and increase reliability.
  • Partner with engineering and finance teams to drive data-driven infrastructure decisions.
  • Translate complex technical analyses into strategic recommendations for senior leadership.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum education: PhD with 3+ years, MS/MA with 6+ years, or BS/BA with 8+ years of experience in data science or quantitative modeling.
  • 3 to 8+ years of experience focused on infrastructure, cloud environments, and resource utilization or allocation.
  • Proficiency in SQL and a programming language such as Python or R.
  • Experience analyzing logs/telemetry, scheduling optimization, or cloud infrastructure engineering.
  • Ability to work independently and with cross-disciplinary teams like engineering and finance.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with high attention to detail.
  • Solid business acumen and experience synthesizing complex analyses into actionable recommendations.
  • Track record of building relationships with and influencing the decisions of senior technical leadership.

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