Senior Data Scientist, Core

Zigsaw

Data Scientist shaping the future of user-facing and business-facing products at Pinterest. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex engineering challenges using data analysis.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $139,764 - $287,749 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data analysis, applying scientific methods and statistical techniques to drive product development and improvement. Proficient in building analysis pipelines and communicating insights effectively across cross-functional teams.

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Data AnalysisMachine LearningStatistical ModelingSQLPython

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Hard Skills

Data AnalysisStatistical ModelingMachine LearningDeep LearningForecastingEconometricsSQLPythonRData Manipulation

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationTeam PlayerAttention to DetailSkepticismResults-Oriented

Tools & Technologies

PyTorchTensorFlowScikit-learn

Industry Keywords

Data-Driven EnvironmentWeb-Scale DataCross-Functional CollaborationProduct DevelopmentData Structures

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonPyTorchScikit-LearnSQLTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop best practices for instrumentation and experimentation and communicate those to product engineering teams to help us fulfill our mission - to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love
Bring scientific rigor and statistical methods to the challenges of product creation, development and improvement with an appreciation for the behaviors of our Pinners
Build and prototype analysis pipelines iteratively to provide insights at scale while developing comprehensive knowledge of data structures and metrics, advocating for changes where needed for product development
Work cross-functionally to build and communicate key insights, and collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, designers, and researchers to help build the next experiences on Pinterest

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience analyzing data in a fast-paced, data-driven environment with proven ability to apply scientific methods to solve real-world problems on web-scale data
Extensive experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches including in the fields of Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Forecasting, Econometrics or other related fields
Experience using machine learning and deep learning frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow or scikit-learn
A scientifically rigorous approach to analysis and data, and a well-tuned sense of skepticism, attention to detail and commitment to high-quality, results-oriented output
Ability to manipulate large data sets with high dimensionality and complexity; fluency in SQL (or other database languages) and a scripting language (Python or R)
Excellent communication skills and ability to explain learnings to both technical and non-technical partners
A team player who’s able to partner with cross-functional leadership to quickly turn insights into actions
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Flexibility to do your best work