Data Scientist, Tinder

Revenue

$96-120k

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan

SQL
Python
Tableau
R
Junior level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Palo Alto, CA

Tinder

Swipe-based dating app

Job no longer available

Tinder

Swipe-based dating app

501-1000 employees

B2CRetailB2BSocialDatingAdvertising

Job no longer available

$96-120k

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan

SQL
Python
Tableau
R
Junior level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Palo Alto, CA

501-1000 employees

B2CRetailB2BSocialDatingAdvertising

Company mission

To power and inspire realconnectionsby making meeting easy and fun for every new generation of singles.

Role

Who you are

  • Digest large, complex transaction datasets into distilled analytics that help the business identify new opportunities
  • Quickly investigate KPI movements in an evolving global dataset, disentangling correlation and causation to communicate resolutions efficiently
  • Collaborate closely with strategy and finance teams to study worldwide online dating trends and provide detailed market research to guide pricing decisions
  • Drive ownership of your own projects while balancing speed of execution and business value
  • Be an authority on where and how to organize our data and readily share insights with data scientists, product managers, and finance leaders, as well as at a company level
  • Define and operationalize the detailed tracking of company-wide, team-specific, and product-specific performance metrics via rollout tables, dashboards, and automated reporting
  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, Master’s degree, or PhD with an economics, statistics, or similar quantitative field preferred. 1-2 years of professional working experience in Data Science and/or analytics preferred
  • New graduates are encouraged to apply
  • Skilled in SQL and a deep understanding of statistical modeling, causal inference, and experimentation
  • Experience with Python/R and visualization tools like Tableau or Mode is a plus
  • Ability to develop a nuanced business understanding, testable hypotheses, and significant findings from data
  • Eagerness to identify and explore new product opportunities, member insights, and potential improvements to our data infrastructure
  • Curiosity of how things work from a business, member, and technical perspective.A desire to collaborate and work with other data scientists and cross-functional teams
  • Experience working on data related to finance and/or subscription business models is a plus

What the job involves

  • The Analytics team powers data-informed decision-making at Tinder
  • We are seeking a passionate and motivated Data Scientist to join our growing Analytics team
  • In this role you will partner with Revenue, Product, Marketing, Engineering, and Finance to accelerate improvements to our platform
  • The ideal candidate is both passionate about the intersection of online dating and economics and comfortable digging deep into financial data to uncover trends and patterns
  • This role will operate under the Revenue branch of Tinder and will focus on data related to finance, pricing, and paid-feature conversion

Our take

In today's society, online communication is rapidly replacing face-to-face interaction across various aspects of life, including professional, platonic, and even romantic relationships. Dating apps like Tinder, with their quick sing-ups and swipe-based interface, have revolutionized the way people connect.

Tinder's innovative approach has significantly reduced the social stigma associated with online dating. This, coupled with the global rise of smartphones, has created a strong tailwind for the app. However, Tinder faces new challenges from competitors like Hinge, Bumble, and Thursday, who all capitalize on similar "swipe-based" mechanics, potentially attracting users away from the platform.

To address this, Tinder is actively seeking ways to reinvent its core product. The company is exploring the development of "Tinderverse", a shared virtual reality experience. Additionally, it is testing "Tinder Coins", an in-app currency earned through positive user behavior, allowing access to premium features. These initiatives demonstrate Tinder's commitment to remaining at the forefront of the ever-evolving online dating landscape.

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Insights

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

42% female employees

-8% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Mind & Body: Take care of yourself with benefits to keep you physically and mentally healthy.
  • Company Perks: As winners of Comparably’s 2022 Best Company Perks and Benefits Award, we’re proud to say we provide perks that make a difference
  • Life @ Tinder: We support each other— from informal check-ins to snacks + catered lunches at HQ to the flexibility to take time off when you need it

Company values

  • We prioritize member safety: At Tinder, our top priority is to build an authentic, equitable, and respectful community
  • We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members: The best thing about Tinder is that it caters to lots of differnt people and many different types of interactions
  • We encourage authenticity to nurture a trustworthy, collaborative environment: We're honest and open in all we do. Our humanity inspires us to be real with one another and to stay true to who we are, so we can feel confident interacting and collaborating with others
  • We never stand still. We're inspired to build for what's next: We must constantly innovate, experiment, and learn. We strive to set a higher standard for our products, our teams, and ourselves. We eagerly seek, accept, and give feedback with cando and kindness so we can continue to grow personally and professionally
  • We champion and rally behind big ideas: We empower people to think and act differently, and to be unafraid to have a strong point of view. We’re willing to risk being wrong so that we can figure out what’s right. If we aren’t creating things that make us a little bit uncomfortable, then we likely won’t make a dent in the universe

Company HQ

Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CA

Leadership

Jonathan Badeen

(Co-Founder)

Previously Director of Design at Casting Networks before starting Tinder in 2012. Served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Tinder from 2016 to 2022.

Sean Rad

(Co-Founder)

Received an honorary degree from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Founder of Rad Fund.

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