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Staff Data Scientist, Consumer

Reddit · Remote

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Last seen by MeritLog September 10, 2026Source: GreenhouseSource version: greenhouse-job-board-v1

MeritLog read this listing from Reddit's Greenhouse job board and last checked it on September 10, 2026.

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Job details

Work model
Remote
Salary
Not listed by source
Location
Remote - Ontario, Canada
Occupation
Data Scientists(O*NET 15-2051.00)

Hiring context

How this role compares at Reddit

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What the role asks for

What you'd do

  • Help build the long term product strategy by identifying opportunities to attract new users, increase engagement, and drive retention
  • Influence strategic roadmaps through data-driven insights into user behaviors and needs
  • Design metrics that help evaluate the health of the business and the success of our products, including any ETL development needed for consistent and robust analysis
  • Drive experimentation from design through execution and analysis to maximize learnings and guide future investment decisions
  • Build self-serve tools for product and engineering partners that answer common questions and/or increase data literacy in the organization
  • Work cross functionally with product, engineering, and design teams to ensure insights make it to the product
  • Scale your work to other parts of the data organization through mentoring more junior data scientists, improving processes, and providing perspective on the most important problems

What they're asking for

  • Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or Operations ResearchEducation
  • For M.S. holders: 10+ years of industry experience in applied science or data science rolesEducation
  • For Ph.D. holders: 6+ years of industry experience in applied science or data science rolesEducation
  • Expert knowledge of SQL and relational databasesSkill
  • Familiarity with statistical analysis and the preferred programming languages of the team (R / Python)SkillPreferred
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and guide product strategy with dataSkill
  • Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous problems and solve them in a structured, hypothesis-driven, data-supported waySkill
  • Familiarity with causal inference techniques and causal modelsSkill
  • Excellent communication and experience working with senior leaders / stakeholdersSkill
  • Entrepreneurial, self-directed, and enthusiastic about solving problemsSkill
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor other data scientists and share best practices to elevate the data science practice at RedditSkill
  • Conform in innovative and fast-paced environments, and have a bias toward action.Skill
  • Can discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiencesSkill

Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.

Job description

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com. Reddit is poised to rapidly innovate and grow like no other time in its history. This is a unique opportunity to leave your mark on one of the most influential and trafficked corners of the internet. Consumer data science plays a key role in fulfilling Reddit’s mission of bringing community & belonging to the world through deep understanding of how we can better connect people to the best information and communities for them - the heart of Reddit’s product - from crypto to support groups, gaming to AMAs, travel tips to memes. As a Staff Data Scientist on the team, you will play an influential role in guiding product strategy through proactively identifying opportunities, conducting exploratory analyses and sharing insights, and driving learning through experimentation. Responsibilities: • Help build the long term product strategy by identifying opportunities to attract new users, increase engagement, and drive retention • Influence strategic roadmaps through data-driven insights into user behaviors and needs • Design metrics that help evaluate the health of the business and the success of our products, including any ETL development needed for consistent and robust analysis • Drive experimentation from design through execution and analysis to maximize learnings and guide future investment decisions • Build self-serve tools for product and engineering partners that answer common questions and/or increase data literacy in the organization • Work cross functionally with product, engineering, and design teams to ensure insights make it to the product • Scale your work to other parts of the data organization through mentoring more junior data scientists, improving processes, and providing perspective on the most important problems Required Qualifications: • Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or Operations Research • For M.S. holders: 10+ years of industry experience in applied science or data science roles • For Ph.D. holders: 6+ years of industry experience in applied science or data science roles • Expert knowledge of SQL and relational databases • Familiarity with statistical analysis and the preferred programming languages of the team (R / Python) • Demonstrated ability to influence and guide product strategy with data • Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous problems and solve them in a structured, hypothesis-driven, data-supported way • Familiarity with causal inference techniques and causal models • Excellent communication and experience working with senior leaders / stakeholders • Entrepreneurial, self-directed, and enthusiastic about solving problems • Demonstrated ability to mentor other data scientists and share best practices to elevate the data science practice at Reddit • Conform in innovative and fast-paced environments, and have a bias toward action. • Can discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences Benefits: • Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support • Family Planning Support • Gender-Affirming Care • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits • Comprehensive Medical Benefits & Health Care Spending Account • Registered Retirement Savings Plan with matching contributions • Income Replacement Programs • Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off • Generous Paid Parental Leave #LI-REMOTE In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews. During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors. Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve. Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

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