Data Scientist, Tinder
Product Analytics, Recommendations
$135-155k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Salary reflects a position based in San Francisco and Palo Alto
Swipe-based dating app
Open for applications
Swipe-based dating app
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$135-155k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Salary reflects a position based in San Francisco and Palo Alto
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power and inspire realconnectionsby making meeting easy and fun for every new generation of singles.
Role
Who you are
- Tinder's Growth Data Science team seeks curious individuals eager to drive data-informed decision-making
- The ideal candidate is a creative problem-solver passionate about transforming complex challenges into actionable insights through meticulous data analysis and A/B testing
- Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll present findings and recommendations to diverse stakeholders, influencing business performance and enhancing user experiences
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Economics, Computer Science, Statistics), Master’s degree or PhD preferred 2-4 years of professional working experience in Data Science and/or analytics
- Experience with SQL, data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau or Mode), and A/B testing is required
- Familiarity with Python/R, using descriptive and inferential statistics and machine learning models
- Ability to develop a nuanced business understanding, testable hypotheses, and significant findings from data
- Ability to present data, actionable insights, technical concepts, and approaches to technical and non-technical audiences
Desirable
- Ability to develop a nuanced business understanding, testable hypotheses, and meaningful findings from dataEagerness to identify and explore new product/marketing opportunities, potential improvements to our data infrastructure, and unanswered questions about customer behavior
- Curious about how things work, from both a business and technical perspective, could result in identifying and exploring new product opportunities, potential improvements to our data infrastructure, and deepening our understanding of member behavior
- Proactive collaborator skilled in engaging with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Machine Learning) to influence decision-making, confidently voicing concerns and alternative perspectives
- Ability to prioritize time across multiple projects and communicate timelines
What the job involves
- As a strategic partner to the Product team, we use comprehensive datasets to develop experiments, track metrics, automate reports, and generate insights that guide business solutions, impacting business performance and member experience
- This role offers the opportunity to join the User Growth or Growth Platform teams
- The User Growth team validates hypotheses and optimizes core experiences through growth levers and personalization
- In contrast, the Growth Platform team focuses on scaling and optimizing messaging strategies through strategic channels. We'll work closely with you to determine the best team fit
- Tinder seeks a Data Scientist to join our growing Analytics team, powering data-driven decision-making across Product, Marketing, Engineering, and Finance
- In this role, you'll leverage extensive user behavior data to develop experiments, forecasting models, automated reports, and exploratory insights that guide key business strategies
- Drive rigorous testing to validate hypotheses and guide business decisions
- Find the “story” in the data and readily share insights with product, engineering, and design as well as at a company level
- Be an authority with a point of view for the organization, using data to constantly challenge and reshape our current understanding of customer behavior and business performance
- Derive and communicate data-driven recommendations regarding both the prioritization of potential product/marketing initiatives and the performance of current initiatives
- Define and operationalize the detailed tracking of company-wide, team-specific, and product-specific performance metrics via rollout tables, dashboards, and automated reporting
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
Articles
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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