Remote Senior Data Scientist

Summary

Join Reddit's growing Data Science Team as a Senior Data Scientist! Partner with cross-functional teams to build and improve systems driving user and revenue growth. Lead product strategy through measurement, experimentation, and causal analysis. This role requires a strong technical background, business acumen, and excellent cross-functional communication. You'll be involved in all phases of product development, from ideation to post-launch monitoring. Reddit offers a remote-friendly work environment and a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Requirements

• Relevant experiences in quantitative or data science roles, preferably for a consumer-facing service/app, ads monetization, safety etc
• Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelors degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Economics, Computer Science, or other quantitative fields (If M.S. or Bachelors degree, a minimum of 4+ years of industry data science experience required; If PhD degree, a minimum of 2+ years of industry data science experience required)
• Familiar with statistical analysis, programming languages (e.g., R / Python) and querying relational databases (e.g., SQL)
• Deep understanding of online experimentation and causal inference
• Comfortable in innovative and fast-paced environments, and an innate ability to bias toward action
• Strong technical communication and demonstrated ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences alike
• Able to tackle ambiguous and undefined problems

Responsibilities

• Be actively involved in all phases of product development, including but not limited to, ideation, exploratory analysis, opportunity sizing, metrics design, offline modeling, experimentation and decision-making, post-launch monitoring/measurements etc
• Have a keen interest in the collection and quality of underlying data (experiment design and analysis, data deep dive), along with working on ETLs, reporting dashboards and data aggregations needed for business tracking and/or ML model development
• Serve as a thought-partner for product managers, engineering managers and leadership from your respective product domain, communicating and shaping the roadmap and strategy for Reddit by identifying actionable and impactful insights through deep-dive analyses and analytics insights

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health benefits
• 401k Matching
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• Personal & Professional development funds
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Days Off
• 4+ months paid Parental Leave
• Paid Volunteer time off
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) program with employer match
• Generous time off for vacation
• Parental leave