This role is ideal for an experienced Data Scientist with a strong background in the digital advertising ecosystem. You should hold an advanced degree (M.S. or
Work type: remote
Location: Remote - United States
Salary: $190,800 – $267,100/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is ideal for an experienced Data Scientist with a strong background in the digital advertising ecosystem. You should hold an advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) and have at least 4–5 years of professional experience handling large-scale datasets. The team is looking for a technical leader who can navigate complex statistical modeling, machine learning, and causal inference to drive revenue and improve advertiser performance. The highlights of this position are the high compensation floor ($190,800+) and a "flexible-first" remote work policy that allows you to work from anywhere in the U.S. As this team handles the primary revenue driver for a platform with 116 million daily users, you’ll have massive visibility and the chance to mentor junior talent while building a highly differentiated ads business from the ground up. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have mastered SQL and Python/R for large-scale data processing (Spark, BigQuery). * Deeply understand the mechanics of ad tech, measurement, and auction dynamics. * Excel at translating vague product requirements into rigorous machine learning solutions. * Are passionate about community-led platforms and want to solve high-stakes monetization challenges.
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 121 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit [www.redditinc.com](http://www.redditinc.com/).
Location: US remote-friendly
Reddit has a flexible first workforce. At Reddit we continue to grow our teams with the best talent. We're completely remote friendly and will continue to be after the pandemic.
Advertising is Reddit’s primary revenue driver and we have an ambitious goal to turn it into a massive business. Although several large digital ad platforms already exist, advertisers are being increasingly drawn to Reddit because of our passionate communities. We believe our community-centric platform has created the opportunity for Reddit to build a highly differentiated ads business.
About the Ads Data Science Team:
The Ads Data Science team at Reddit leverages data to maximize advertiser value on Reddit through robust data foundations, metrics, and strategic insights generated through experimentation and cutting-edge DS methods.
We work on a wide range of challenging problems in the areas of ads and platform measurement, campaign and creative management, advertiser growth and retention, monetization, and the intersection of brand and community engagement. We are a highly collaborative team of passionate data scientists and engineers who are constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible with machine learning and statistical modeling.
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Data Scientist to join our growing Ads Data Science team. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will play a key role in developing as well as applying cutting-edge DS models/methods to improve the adoption and performance of our advertising platform through data-driven insights. You will work closely with product managers, engineers, and other data scientists to identify opportunities, define metrics, and build solutions that drive significant impact for Reddit.
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