Sr. Data Scientist, Infrastructure

Pinterest; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 287,749; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Data Scientist to join the Infrastructure Data Science team, partnering with engineering and cross‑functional teams to make infrastructure measurable, intelligible, and actionable.

Your work will span building data foundations, measurement systems, and analytical frameworks to optimize core technical systems and inform product and infrastructure decisions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of combined post‑graduate academic and industry experience applying scientific methods to large data.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in CS or related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong SQL and analytical programming skills with messy data.
• Experience delivering production‑ready data pipelines and measurement systems.
• Solid experimentation and measurement foundation with rigorous result interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Define, measure, and improve health, quality, and efficiency of Pinterest infrastructure systems.
• Build and refine metrics, dashboards, and analytical frameworks for complex tech stacks.
• Strengthen data foundations by improving metric definitions and data quality.
• Design analyses and experiments to quantify infrastructure impact on user experience and reliability.
• Translate ambiguous problems into clear analyses and actionable recommendations.
• Support high‑priority investigations related to performance, reliability, cost, and measurement quality.
• Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure measurement across multiple domains.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Experiment design

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical programming

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS or related

Job description

About Pinterest

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities, and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences, and embrace flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s possible.

At Pinterest, AI isn’t just a feature, it’s a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be part of that.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Data Scientist to join our Infrastructure Data Science team. In this role, you will partner with engineering and cross‑functional teams to make Pinterest’s infrastructure more measurable, intelligible, and actionable. Your work may span app performance, shopping infrastructure, metrics quality, infrastructure governance, or site reliability, building the data foundations, measurement systems, and analytical frameworks that enable Pinterest to optimize core technical systems and make better product and infrastructure decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with engineering teams to define, measure, and improve the health, quality, and efficiency of Pinterest’s infrastructure systems.
• Build and refine metrics, dashboards, and analytical frameworks that make complex technical systems more understandable and actionable.
• Strengthen data foundations by improving metric definitions, auditing data quality, and contributing to pipeline and measurement improvements where needed.
• Design and analyze experiments, investigations, and deep dives to quantify the impact of infrastructure changes on user experience, reliability, and business outcomes.
• Translate ambiguous technical problems into clear analyses and actionable recommendations for engineering and platform partners.
• Support high‑priority investigations and decision‑making related to infrastructure performance, reliability, cost, and measurement quality.
• Identify opportunities to improve how Pinterest measures and optimizes infrastructure across a range of domains such as performance, shopping infrastructure, governance, metrics quality, and site reliability.

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of combined post‑graduate academic and industry experience applying scientific methods to solve real‑world problems with large‑scale data.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Strong SQL and analytical programming skills, with experience working through messy, imperfect data and building reliable metrics and datasets.
• Experience partnering on or contributing to production‑ready data pipelines, measurement systems, or foundational data work that improves data quality and usability.
• Solid foundation in experimentation and measurement, with the ability to design analyses, interpret results rigorously, and partner effectively with engineers and other cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous problems into clear analytical workstreams and actionable recommendations.
• Strong cross‑functional communication skills, with the ability to explain technical findings clearly to engineering, product, and platform stakeholders.
• Ability to operate independently, prioritize across both longer‑term projects and fast‑turn inbound requests, and drive work forward in a dynamic environment.
• Curiosity and a builder mindset, with excitement for improving messy systems and creating more scalable, trustworthy measurement foundations.

In‑Office Requirement Statement

• We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day‑to‑day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
• This role will need to be in the office for in‑person collaboration 1–2 times per quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

Relocation Statement

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

Salary

$139,764 – $287,749 USD

Commitment to Inclusion

Pinterest is an equal‑opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

Disclaimer

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