Senior Data Scientist, Consumer

Reddit Reddit · Consumer · San Francisco, CA · Consumer Data Science

Senior Data Scientist role at Reddit focused on consumer product growth. Responsibilities include driving product strategy through data analysis, experimentation, and metrics design. Requires advanced degree in a quantitative field, strong SQL/Python skills, and expertise in A/B testing and causal inference. Role involves mentoring junior data scientists and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop action-oriented insights to drive the product strategy through observational causal analysis and experiment meta-analysis, and clearly communicate results to stakeholders up to the C-suite to take action based on the recommendations
  2. Uplevel experimentation practices on the team through guiding design, execution, and deep dive analyses to maximize learnings from A/B tests
  3. Create new ETLs, tables, dashboards, and other self-serve tools to enable other data scientists and cross-functional partners to find and interact with data seamlessly
  4. Design, evaluate, and/or measure team-level KPIs to enable quarterly goal setting and demonstrate team impact
  5. Regularly engage with stakeholders to gather feedback and share progress on work at all stages to ensure alignment between DS and other teams on business goals and outcomes

Skills

Required

  • Advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.) in a quantitative field such as: Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or Operations Research
  • 5+ years of industry experience in applied science or data science roles (for M.S. holders)
  • 4+ years of industry experience in applied science or data science roles (for Ph.D. holders)
  • Expertise in querying relational databases (SQL)
  • Expertise in programming languages (e.g., R / Python)
  • Deep understanding of online experimentation (A/B testing)
  • Deep understanding of causal inference
  • Deep understanding of statistical techniques
  • Strong technical communication / data storytelling skills
  • Demonstrated ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences alike
  • Able to tackle ambiguous and undefined problems by creating an action plan, getting feedback, and iterating

Nice to have

  • Mentoring junior data scientists