R Senior Data Scientist Reddit · San Francisco, CA, US Python SQL machine learning

ContentBuffer; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 229,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and

401k with Employer Match

Global Benefit programs

Family Planning Support

Gender-Affirming Care

Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Flexible Vacation & Paid VolunteerTime

Generous Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to drive product strategy through causal analysis and experiment design. You will lead AB tests, build self-serve data tools, and design team KPIs while mentoring junior colleagues.

Remote work options are available, with base pay transparency provided. Applicants should hold a Master’s or Bachelor’s in a quantitative field with 2–5 years of related experience, and be proficient in Python, SQL, and ETL processes.

Qualifications

• A/B Testing & Experimentation Design
• Causal Inference & Incrementality Measurement
• Statistical Modeling & Data Analysis
• ETL Development and maintenance
• KPI Design and Goal Setting
• Cross – Functional collaboration
• Data Visualization and Reporting
• Python and SQL
• Machine Learning and predictive modeling

Responsibilities

• Develop action-oriented insights to drive product strategy through observational causal analysis and experiment meta analysis.
• Uplevel experimentation practices on the team through guiding design, execution, and deep dive analyses to maximize learnings from AB tests.
• Create new ETLs, tables, dashboards, and other self-serve tools to enable other data scientists and cross-functional partners to find and interact with data seamlessly.
• Design, evaluate, and/or measure team level KPIs to enable quarterly goal setting and demonstrate team impact.
• Regularly engage with stakeholders to gather feedback and share progress on work at all stages to ensure alignment between DS and other teams on business goals and outcomes.
• Mentor more junior data scientists and business partners in data science best practices and methods to increase data literacy and improve decision making.

Skills

A/B Testing

Experiment design

Causal Inference

Incrementality Measurement

Statistical Modeling

KPI Design

Cross-Functional collaboration

Data Visualization

Machine Learning

Education

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Data Science / Statistics / ML / OR related field

Bachelor's degree in Data Science / Statistics / ML / OR related field

Tools

Python

SQL

ETL Development

Job description

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.

Job Duties:

Develop action-oriented insights to drive the product strategy through observational causal analysis and experiment meta analysis, and clearly communicate results to stakeholders up to the Csuite to take action based on the recommendations. Uplevel experimentation practices on the team through guiding design, execution, and deep dive analyses to maximize learnings from AB tests. Create new ETLs, tables, dashboards, and other self-serve tools to enable other data scientists and cross-functional partners to find and interact with data seamlessly. Design, evaluate, and/or measure team level KPIs to enable quarterly goal setting and demonstrate team impact. Regularly engage with stakeholders to gather feedback and share progress on work at all stages to ensure alignment between DS and other teams on business goals and outcomes. Mentor more junior data scientists and business partners in data science best practices and methods to increase data literacy and improve decision making.

Full-time telecommuting is an option.

Requirements:

Master’s degree, or its foreign degree equivalent, in Data Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field OR Bachelor’s degree, or its foreign degree equivalent, in Data Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field.

Special Skill Requirements:

(1) A/B Testing & Experimentation Design; (2) Causal Inference & Incrementality Measurement; (3) Statistical Modeling & Data Analysis; (4) ETL Development and maintenance; (5) KPI Design and Goal Setting; (6) Cross – Functional collaboration; (7) Data Visualization and Reporting; (8) Python and SQL; (9) Machine Learning and predictive modeling. Any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience is acceptable.

Full-time telecommuting is an option.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
• 401k with Employer Match
• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
• Family Planning Support
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Generous Paid Parental Leave

Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies.

The base pay range for this position is: $229,000.00 - $267,100.00 USD

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