
Staff Data Scientist
Grindr
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $160,000 - $230,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Extract actionable insights from broad, open-ended questions
- Design and evaluate experiments to measure the impact of product changes
- Analyze data from across the product to uncover the root causes of metric movements
- Communicate results to cross-functional stakeholders to inform product decisions
- Develop tools to scale and automate analyses, improving productivity across the company
- Provide mentorship and guidance to team members + identify and recommend best practices
- Apply an engineering mindset: minimize complexity while maximizing utility & maintainability
- Be part of building our future state, devising ML solutions to improve recommendations, detect spam, and better serve our users
Requirements
- BS or higher in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of industry data science experience
- Experience effectively communicating & collaborating with non-technical stakeholders
- A deep understanding of the “why” behind your work, not just the how
- Strong Python skills in data analysis using pandas and Jupyter Notebook
- Experience writing and optimizing complex SQL queries on large data sets
- A strong background in inferential statistics, especially in an experimentation setting (hypothesis testing, power analysis, experimental design)
- Experience with different data analytics and BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, PowerBI, or Snowflake
- Experience in big data technologies like Spark
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Vision Full premium coverage for you. Partial coverage for dependents.
- Family Formation Up to $200,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.
- Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
- Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
- Gender-Affirming Care : Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.
- Time Off & Rest Flexible vacation policy. Two company-wide rest weeks per year.
- Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonpandasJupyter NotebookSQLinferential statisticshypothesis testingpower analysisexperimental designbig data technologiesSpark
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationmentorshipguidanceproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingcross-functional teamworkbest practices identificationengineering mindsetproductivity improvement