Description
Reddit is a community of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust. The Data Science Platform team builds tools that enable a scientific understanding of Reddit. We are looking for a senior technical lead who combines deep expertise in statistics, machine learning, and causal inference with strong software engineering ability.
As an Applied Scientist on the Science Platform team, you will work across the full development cycle: identifying important problems, evaluating research, implementing and validating methods, and shipping capabilities that others can use confidently. You will partner closely with software engineers and data scientists to build an analytics agent that can investigate questions, select appropriate methods, execute analyses, and communicate findings with clear assumptions and uncertainty.
Responsibilities:
- Define the scientific roadmap for Data Science Platform across agentic analytics, causal inference, and forecasting
- Research, evaluate, and implement emerging methods
- Design and build our analytics agent's architecture and capabilities
- Build reusable causal inference tools
- Develop shared forecasting capabilities
- Create evaluation frameworks
- Own the implementation of scientific methods in production software
- Work with data scientists and business partners to identify recurring analytical needs
- Influence technical and organizational strategy
Required Qualifications:
- A doctorate in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, or a related discipline
- At least eight years of relevant industry work following a doctorate, or ten years with a master's degree
- Deep knowledge of statistical inference and econometrics
- Experience developing and deploying forecasting systems
- Strong software engineering skills
- A demonstrated ability to critically assess scientific literature
- Experience developing LLM applications or analytical agents
- Clear communication of statistical assumptions, uncertainty, and technical tradeoffs
- Experience developing other technical contributors
- The ability to make progress on ambiguous problems
Benefits:
- 100% remote opportunity
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401K with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave