About the job
Join Grindr as a Staff Data Scientist in a hybrid role based out of our San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Chicago offices, requiring in-office presence on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Why This Role is Unique?
Grindr (NYSE: GRND) is the world’s largest LGBTQ+ social application, boasting over 14 million monthly users globally. We are not just a platform but a vital part of the LGBTQ+ community and a cornerstone of gay culture.
As a Staff Data Scientist, you will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to create insightful metrics that drive product development. You will design and implement innovative experiments, present data-driven insights for decision-making, and explore new growth strategies through comprehensive analysis. This role allows you to work on deployed models that enhance the user experience for millions, while becoming an informal ambassador for the Data Science team, educating others on effective data utilization.
You will be part of a dynamic data organization at Grindr that integrates data scientists, data engineers, and ML/AI engineers into a united and collaborative team. This is a unique opportunity to learn, share knowledge, and make a significant impact alongside industry leaders.
Your Responsibilities
- Extract actionable insights from complex, open-ended queries.
- Design and assess experiments to evaluate the impact of product changes.
- Analyze product data to identify root causes behind metric fluctuations.
- Effectively communicate findings to cross-functional stakeholders to inform product strategies.
- Develop tools to scale and automate analyses, enhancing company productivity.
- Mentor and guide team members, recommending best practices.
- Apply an engineering mindset to reduce complexity while maximizing utility and maintainability.
- Contribute to the development of future ML solutions to enhance recommendations, detect spam, and better serve our users.

