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Staff Data Scientist, Notifications

Pinterest

Location

remote, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/24/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.0% approval-40% YoY
✓ Established sponsor

Job description

The role focuses on developing measurement frameworks and metrics to enhance data-driven decision making at Pinterest. The candidate will work closely with product, engineering, and machine learning leadership to improve the notifications user experience and optimize machine learning models. This position requires strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate findings effectively to drive business decisions. The ideal candidate will also mentor other data scientists and contribute to the overall growth of the team.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of combined post-graduate academic and industry experience applying scientific methods to solve real-world problems on web-scale data.
  • Strong background in statistics, machine learning, and/or experimentation.
  • Expertise in at least one scripting language, ideally Python or R.
  • Proficiency in SQL or Hive.
  • Strong business and product sense with the ability to shape vague questions into well-defined analyses.
  • Excellent communication skills to lead initiatives and communicate findings with leadership.
  • Experience working closely with cross-functional teams and iterating on user products via A/B experimentation.
  • Experience leading key technical projects and influencing the scope and output of others.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop measurement frameworks and metrics to drive data-driven decision making.
  • Communicate recommendations to product and engineering leadership regarding the Notifications strategy.
  • Write clear, actionable analyses to help teams identify areas of improvement in growth strategies.
  • Act as a thought partner to product, engineering, and ML leadership on the Notifications team.
  • Improve machine learning models that power notifications delivery and content.
  • Mentor other data scientists and ensure high-quality output from the team.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Pinterest Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

33

FY2026

Approval rate

98.0%

FY2026

LCA certified

1,074

FY2026

Entry-level share

44.1%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-40%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

+2%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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