[Remote] Data Scientist II, Experimentation
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and helps users plan memorable experiences. They are seeking a Data Scientist II with a strong background in experimentation and statistical analysis to enhance their experimentation platform and ensure that users receive data-driven features.ResponsibilitiesComb through the literature in experimentation to identify potential methodologies that can improve parts of our platform where we have the biggest opportunitiesMake the process of setting up, running and evaluating experiments smoother and more repeatable for our platform users, ensuring that decisions are risk-aware and consistentWrite workflows to make our vast experimentation meta-data able to be leveraged by our team and outside of our team to better understand the experimentation landscapeConsult with product data science teams to debug, design or improve their experiments and experimentation processSkillsPhD in a relevant field (stats, applied math, biostatistics, etc…) OR 2+ years of hands-on experience working as a data scientist or applied scientistExperience working directly on experimentation problems and an awareness of state of the art methodologiesThe ability to write clean, efficient, and scalable code that can be easily maintained and extended by other team membersProficiency in software development best practices, including version control systems such as Git, to ensure efficient collaboration, code management, and reproducibility in a data science environmentFamiliarity with workflow management tools such as Apache Airflow to create and schedule data pipelines, allowing for automated and reliable execution of machine learning workflowsBenefitsThe position is also eligible for equity.Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.Company OverviewPinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.pinterest.com/.