Data Scientist

Pinterest

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CACalifornia
Salary
$101,382–$209,296 / yr
Posted
13 days ago

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $155k
This role $155k
$86k most similar roles pay here $223k

This role pays less than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$182,428 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $155k versus about $155k for comparable roles.

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About Pinterest

Pinterest is a visual discovery and inspiration platform where people find ideas for home, style, recipes, and more. It serves hundreds of millions of users worldwide through its image and video pinboard product.

Pinterest currently has 36 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $164,695–$332,012 across 35 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Scientist

As a Data Scientist at Pinterest, you will join a dynamic team focused on enhancing both people-facing and business-facing products. Your role involves developing best practices for experimentation and instrumentation to guide product engineering teams in fulfilling the company’s mission of inspiring users to create lives they love. You will apply scientific rigor and statistical methods to address complex challenges, building analysis pipelines that provide scalable insights while advocating for necessary changes in data structures and metrics. Collaborating closely with cross-functional partners including Product Managers, Engineers, Designers, and Researchers, you will communicate key findings and help shape the next generation of experiences on Pinterest. This role requires 4+ years of experience in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, proficiency in machine learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow, expertise in SQL and Python or R for manipulating large datasets, and strong communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical teams.

What you'll do

  • Develop and communicate best practices for instrumentation and experimentation.
  • Apply scientific rigor and statistical methods to solve complex product challenges.
  • Build iterative analysis pipelines to provide scalable insights for product development.
  • Work cross-functionally with teams to build and communicate key analytical insights.
  • Manipulate large, high-dimensional data sets using SQL and scripting languages.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of experience in data analysis and applying scientific methods to solve real-world problems.
  • Extensive background in quantitative approaches like Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Forecasting, or Econometrics.
  • Proficiency with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn.
  • Strong skills in manipulating large, complex datasets using SQL and Python/R scripting languages.
  • Ability to communicate technical insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Scientific rigor and attention to detail in data analysis and experimentation.

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