The Data Scientist role at Pinterest focuses on evolving and shaping the future of the product by using data to inspire users and connect them with actionable content. The position involves working cross-functionally with engineering and product teams to analyze user behavior and trends, ultimately identifying opportunities for product innovation. Candidates will apply quantitative analysis, statistical techniques, and modeling to influence the team roadmap and drive key initiatives. This role offers the chance to work with large-scale recommendation systems and contribute to a collaborative and innovative environment.

• Master's degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, applied sciences, computer science or related field.
• Ability to manipulate large data sets with high dimensionality and complexity.
• Fluency in SQL and a scripting language such as Python or R.
• Experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches including Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Forecasting, or Econometrics.
• Excellent communication skills to explain learnings to both technical and non-technical partners.
• Strong critical thinking skills when working with AI-generated suggestions.

• Contribute to the product roadmap using data and exploratory analysis to understand user behavior and trends.
• Design and implement core metrics that guide team efforts and evaluate A/B experiments.
• Explore alternative experimentation techniques to help internal teams evaluate their ideas faster.
• Work cross-functionally to build and communicate key insights with product managers, engineers, designers, and researchers.