Staff Data Scientist, Consumer

About the Role

Join Reddit to shape the future of our product strategy by leveraging deep data insights to connect millions of users to the communities they love. As a Staff Data Scientist, you will drive high-impact experimentation and influence the long-term direction of our consumer experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to drive user growth, engagement, and retention through data-driven product strategy.
• Design and execute rigorous experiments to guide investment decisions and product roadmaps.
• Develop robust metrics and self-serve tools to increase data literacy and business health monitoring across the organization.
• Mentor junior team members and scale best practices to elevate the overall data science function.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and design teams to translate insights into actionable product features.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or Operations Research.
• 10+ years (M.S.) or 6+ years (Ph.D.) of industry experience in applied or data science roles.
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL and relational databases.
• Strong programming skills in Python or R.
• Demonstrated expertise in causal inference, statistical modeling, and hypothesis-driven problem solving.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and technical audiences.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience building scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale product initiatives in a fast-paced, consumer-facing environment.