Senior Data Scientist
Drive product strategy as a Senior Data Scientist at Reddit, leveraging data insights and mentoring junior team members.
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 2–5 years
- Education
- Master's degree
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Data Scientist at Reddit focuses on generating actionable insights to inform product strategy through advanced data analysis and experimentation. Key skills include A/B testing, causal inference, and proficiency in Python and SQL, alongside experience in statistical modeling and data visualization. This position is ideal for candidates with a strong quantitative background and several years of relevant experience, particularly those who can mentor junior team members and collaborate across departments. Reddit's commitment to data-driven decision-making is evident in its emphasis on experimentation and cross-functional engagement.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 10 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Reddit's career page.
- Reddit has 165 other open roles including Community Manager, French Speaking (Contract), Senior Support Engineer, Snoo Operations & Support, Senior Growth Manager (Contract).
- 2641 active Python roles on Joblaze right now.
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- Salary band is above the typical range for Data Science roles (median ~$192,000).
- Pays more than 87% of the 1568 salaried Python roles we track (median $160,000). See Python salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Data Scientist role remote?
- Yes — Reddit lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Reddit lists $229,000–$267,100 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 2–5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Data Scientist role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: A/B Testing, Data Analysis, ETL Development, Machine Learning, Python, SQL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Reddit targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Data Scientist role at Reddit.
From the original posting
Job Duties: 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 Csuite to take action based on the recommendations. Uplevel experimentation practices on the team through guiding design, execution, and deep dive analyses to maximize learnings from AB tests. 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. Design, evaluate, and/or measure team level KPIs to enable quarterly goal setting and demonstrate team impact. 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. Mentor more junior data scientists and business partners in data science best practices and methods to increase data literacy and improve decision making. Full-time telecommuting is an option.
Requirements: Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field OR Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field.
Special Skill Requirements: (1) A/B Testing & Experimentation Design; (2) Causal Inference & Incrementality Measurement; (3) Statistical Modeling & Data Analysis; (4) ETL Development and maintenance; (5) KPI Design and Goal Setting; (6) Cross – Functional collaboration; (7) Data Visualization and Reporting; (8) Python and SQL; (9) Machine Learning and predictive modeling. Any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience is acceptable. Full-time telecommuting is an option.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
Submit a resume with references using the apply button on this posting or by email at: applicationsreview@reddit.com at Req.# 1016.244.3.
Pay Transparency:
This job posting may span more than one career level.
In addition to base salary, 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. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.
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The base pay range for this position is: $229,000.00 - $267,100.00 USD
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