Staff Data Scientist, Reddit

Core Experience Analytics

$198.2-297.3k

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

SQL

Python

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

Job no longer available

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Job no longer available

$198.2-297.3k

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

SQL

Python

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Have proven experience in data science and/or product analytics roles (6 or more years)
Proficiency with relational databases (e.g., SQL)
Are familiar with statistical analysis and the preferred programming languages of the team (R / Python)
Have a strong customer and business focus
Entrepreneurial, self-directed, and enthusiastic about solving problems
Are comfortable in innovative and fast-paced environments, and have a bias toward action
Can discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
Enjoy solving ambiguous and undefined problems

What the job involves

As the Staff Data Scientist embedded on the team, you will uncover insights on how users consume content and engage across these surfaces, and partner with product and engineering teams to drive impact from those insights through creating new features or modifying the existing user experience
You will be one of the most senior individual contributors on the team and will help lead all parts of the product lifecycle from setting strategy, driving execution, measuring results, and using learnings to inform future decisions
You will also work closely with data scientists from other pillars, including experimentation, feeds ranking, and growth to ensure our priorities and strategies are aligned with the broader organization
Help build the long term product vision and strategy for feeds and post detail pages to simplify the user experience and enhance engagement
Design and measure metrics that help evaluate the health of the business and the success of our products, including ETL development needed for consistent and robust analysis
Build self-serve tools for product and engineering partners that help scale data science impact and increase data literacy in the organization
Generate data-driven insights that propose next steps in strategic roadmaps
Design and evaluate experiments for product features to understand the effectiveness of product strategy
Work cross functionally with product, engineering, and design teams to ensure insights make it to the product
Scale your work to other parts of the data organization through mentoring more junior data scientists, improving processes, and providing perspective on the most important problems

Our take

Reddits is an online platform that hosts thousands of message board communities (known as subreddits) designed to foster authentic human connection. With more than 100,000 communities covering everything from food, entertainment, and sports to niche interests for highly specific audiences, there's virtually a space for everyone.

The platform attracts over 52M daily users and more than 50B monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddits stands out by offering easily discoverable communities where users can dive deep into virtually any topic imaginable.

Today, Reddit continues to grow its user base and expand its reach, remaining a unique hub for conversation,m connection, and shared interests. With its strong community-driven model and steady revenue streams, it's most definitely positioned to stay a central part of online culture for years to come.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

57% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Aug 2021

$410m

SERIES F

Feb 2021

$250m

SERIES E

Total funding: $1.2bn

Company benefits

Comprehensive health benefits
Flexible vacation & Reddit global days off
Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave
Personal & professional development funds
Paid volunteer time off
Workspace & home office benefits

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Steve Huffman

(Co-Founder & CEO)

After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO for 5 years. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.

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