UX Quantitative Research Intern, Pinterest
USA
The salary for this position is $11,000 monthly
Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
Job no longer available
Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
The salary for this position is $11,000 monthly
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
Role
Who you are
- This position requires current enrollment in a school or education program in which the individual is working towards a PhD in statistics, psychology, sociology, applied sciences, computer science or related field
- Obtain PhD in statistics, psychology, sociology, applied sciences, computer science or related field by June 2027
- Currently pursuing a PhD in statistics, psychology, sociology, applied sciences, computer science or related field
- Experience with survey methodology, including experience developing surveys and analyzing survey data
- Demonstrated experience in descriptive, inferential, and multivariate statistics, and experimental design
- Experience using Python, R, or SQL
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to tell a complete narrative using data
- Ability to connect data analysis to real business problems, in order to impact business performance
What the job involves
- We’re looking for Quantitative Research interns to help evolve and shape the future of our product -- inspiring Pinners and connecting them with actionable content, understanding advertisers and measuring the value Pinterest provides to them, and enabling our employees to evaluate potential product changes faster than ever before
- You’ll apply quantitative analysis and statistical modeling and techniques, along with a mix of survey science with behavioral analysis to design, execute, and communicate strategic research insights while working cross-functionally with design, engineering and product partners
- The results of your work will influence the team roadmap, identify actionable product opportunities, refine our experimentation platform, and drive key initiatives, turning your insights and analyses into real-world products
- We offer a 12-week summer internship program that allows you to live and work where you would like
- Influence and evolve our product roadmap to help us fulfill our mission - to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love - using data and exploratory analysis to understand user behavior and trends, and identify opportunities for product innovation
- Use surveys to gather insights about Pinner, Merchant, Creator, or Advertiser sentiments and preferences using survey methodologies and statistical/modeling based approaches
- Explore the intersection of user attitudes and behaviors by combining surveys and log analysis
- Work cross-functionally to build and communicate key insights
- Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, designers, and researchers to help build the next experiences on Pinterest
Application process
- We offer 2 internship start dates:
- May 20, 2025 - August 9, 2025
- June 17, 2025 - September 6, 2025
Our take
Inspiration and ideas can pop into your head at any time, and with the growth of social media and networking, sharing these interests and gaining exposure has never been easier. Pinterest exists to display these moments visually, as a kind of digital pinboard allowing users to save and share digital images which have inspired them.
Pinterest's emphasis on visual discovery has differentiated it from competitors and created a more positive and fulfilling experience for its users. Pinterest in many ways provides a respite from the ceaseless negativity that plagues social media such as Facebook and X, and this is perhaps responsible for its userbase expanding to 600M by late 2025.
With this type of success, Pinterest's future feels full of possibility. Recent industry chatter suggests that OpenAI may be eyeing the platform, which has sparked exciement for some and concern for others. While nothing is confirmed, the discussion highlights just how valuable Pinterest has become. Whether through potential partnerships or continues independent growth, Pinterest is very much going to keep on innovation and growing.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Bill Ready
(CEO)Prior to joining Pinterest in 2022, Bill was the President of Commerce, Payments & Emerging Markets at Google.
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