Grindr

Senior Staff Data Scientist

Grindr

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Palo AltoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $210,000 - $270,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Extract actionable insights from broad, open-ended questions
  • Set strategy for designing and evaluating experiments to measure the impact of product changes
  • Influence and communicate results to executives and cross-functional stakeholders to inform product and company decisions
  • Analyze data from across the product to uncover the root causes of metric movements
  • Communicate results to cross-functional stakeholders to inform product decisions
  • Architect and guide development of 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
  • Shape the future state of our data products, 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
  • 10+ years of industry data science experience, with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders and company-level outcomes
  • 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
communicationcollaborationmentorshipinfluencestrategic thinkingproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingcross-functional teamworkguidancebest practices