Senior Staff Data Scientist, Consumer Relevance at Reddit

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Reddit seeks a US-remote data scientist to define ranking and recommendation metrics, evaluate feeds and search, and guide product experiments.

Reddit

Location: Remote
Work arrangement: remote
Technologies: Python, SQL

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Role overview

This senior research role measures how well Reddit feeds, search and recommendations serve users and communities. The employer specifies remote work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Design relevance metrics, offline evaluations and experiments for ranking systems, including spillover and long-term effects.
Work with ML and product teams to connect model performance with user outcomes and mentor data scientists on causal reasoning and statistical rigor.

Qualifications

The posting asks for a quantitative PhD with at least eight years of relevant industry experience, or an equivalent-depth master’s degree with at least twelve years.
Deep ranking and recommendation evaluation, causal inference, experimentation and clear communication to product leadership are required.

About Reddit

Reddit is a community platform with more than 100,000 active communities. Its machine-learning teams support discovery, relevance, advertising and marketplace experiences.

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Source checked: 2026-10-22

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