Staff Data Scientist, Infrastructure

Senior Data Scientist - Pinterest

Are you passionate about solving complex problems with data on a massive scale? Pinterest is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join our team and shape how we measure, analyze, and optimize infrastructure strategy. This fully remote role offers the chance to work collaboratively across engineering, finance, and program management teams to drive critical business decisions.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Data Scientist at Pinterest, you’ll play a pivotal role in quantifying success, measuring progress, and uncovering opportunities for improvement. Your responsibilities will include:

• Quantifying Success: Define what “winning” looks like by identifying the balance between infrastructure spending and business or product growth.
• Tracking Progress: Develop dashboards, forecast models, and analyses to ensure we’re on track to meet infrastructure goals. Dive into why targets are met—or missed.
• Strategic Analysis: Conduct in-depth analyses to reveal insights and strategies for optimizing infrastructure and driving growth.
• Team Leadership: As the most senior member of the data science team, you’ll guide strategic roadmaps, prioritize projects, and elevate data rigor across the organization.
• Collaboration: Work closely with partners in Engineering, Finance, and Technical Program Management to align goals and execute key initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

We’re searching for an experienced data scientist who combines strong technical skills with exceptional leadership abilities. Ideal candidates will have:

• At least 8+ years of post-graduate academic and industry experience applying scientific methods to solve real-world problems using web-scale data.
• Proven expertise in leveraging data to address complex challenges and inform strategic decisions.
• Advanced proficiency in at least one scripting language, preferably Python or R, and SQL/Hive.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate vague questions into actionable analyses and success metrics.
• Excellent communication skills, enabling you to lead cross-functional initiatives and effectively convey findings to leadership and product teams.
• A proven track record of leading key technical projects and influencing team scope and outputs.

Why Pinterest?

At Pinterest, we strive to create an equitable, inclusive, and inspiring workplace. Joining us means you’ll contribute to projects that directly impact our users and business while working in a collaborative and supportive environment.

This position offers a base salary range of $148,049–$304,496 USD, based on factors such as location, experience, and expertise. Additional benefits include equity opportunities and access to a wide array of employee perks.

Time Zones

Our remote working model accommodates multiple time zones, including EST (UTC -5), CST (UTC -6), MST (UTC -7), PST (UTC -8), AKST (UTC -9), and HST (UTC -10). This ensures seamless collaboration no matter where you’re located.

Relocation Information

Please note, this position does not offer relocation assistance. For more information on our remote working model, visit our PinFlex page.

Make an Impact

Join Pinterest as a Senior Data Scientist and help shape the future of how we measure, analyze, and optimize infrastructure at scale. Apply your technical skills and strategic insights to drive meaningful change in a dynamic, user-focused environment.

Explore more about our culture and the benefits of working with us here. Apply today and take the next step in your data science career!