Data Scientist

Pinterest

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CAPalo Alto, CASeattle, WANew York, NY
Salary
$124,950–$168,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $172k
This role $146k
$106k most similar roles pay here $231k

This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $133,193–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $146k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 48 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $177,185–$339,078 across 42 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Scientist

As a Master's University Grad Data Scientist, you will join various data science teams to shape product features and connect users with actionable content. You will perform exploratory analysis to understand user behavior, design core metrics for team goals, and develop A/B experiments to evaluate product changes. Your daily work involves collaborating cross-functionally with engineers, designers, and researchers to translate insights into real-world products while refining the experimentation platform. To succeed, you must be proficient in SQL and a scripting language like Python or R to manipulate large, high-dimensional datasets. You will apply quantitative analysis, statistical modeling, forecasting, and machine learning techniques to solve complex problems. The role focuses on understanding advertiser value and leveraging data mining to drive product innovation within the realm of personalized recommendation systems and user engagement.

What does a Data Scientist earn in California?

Median $213878 from 88 postings across 32 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Perform exploratory analysis on user behavior and trends to identify opportunities for product innovation.
  • Design and implement core metrics to guide team efforts and evaluate A/B experiments.
  • Develop alternative experimentation techniques to help internal teams evaluate product ideas faster.
  • Translate complex data insights into actionable recommendations for the product roadmap.
  • Use SQL and Python or R to manipulate large, high-dimensional datasets.
  • Apply machine learning, statistical modeling, and forecasting to solve complex analytical problems.
  • Communicate technical findings and data-driven insights to both technical and non-technical partners.
  • Validate AI-generated suggestions for correctness, performance, security, and maintainability.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, applied sciences, computer science, or a related field.
  • Ability to manipulate large data sets with high dimensionality and complexity.
  • Fluency in SQL and a scripting language such as Python or R.
  • Experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches including Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Forecasting, or Econometrics.
  • Excellent communication skills to explain findings to both technical and non-technical partners.
  • Strong critical thinking when working with AI-generated suggestions regarding correctness, performance, security, and maintainability.
  • Ability to connect data analysis to real business problems to impact performance.
  • Must be a US-based applicant.

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