Sr. Data Scientist

About Pinterest:

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

The Trust & Safety team is dedicated to ensuring that all Pinners have a safe experience on Pinterest. This includes tackling challenging adversarial problems at scale, detecting policy-violating content, and ensuring Pinterest is legally-compliant. We’re looking for an analyst to analyze data and create strong signals and strategies to minimize abuse on the platform. This is a high-visibility role that touches almost every product area at Pinterest.

What you’ll do:

• Protect users on Pinterest from bad actors and problematic trends
• Analyze intelligence sources to scope problems and identify monitoring strategies
• Prototype proactive detection and monitoring solutions
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Policy and Operations to devise and execute on new strategies for combating abuse on Pinterest
• Make actionable recommendations to Product, Policy, Operations, and Engineering to improve Pinterest’s Trust & Safety ecosystem
• Standardize and automate workflows to scale existing processes

What we’re looking for:

• 4+ years of experience working with / analyzing data
• Technical background 
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python or R)
• Basic knowledge of machine learning lifecycle and experience with implementing or improving machine learning models
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to cross-functional stakeholders
• Relevant work experience in Trust & Safety, Fraud, Spam, Investigations, or Cyber beneficial 
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

Relocation Statement:

•  This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times per month and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from one of the following offices: Dublin.

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Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.