Full-Time

Staff Data Scientist

Threat Detection

Posted on 3/1/2024

Reddit

Reddit

1,001-5,000 employees

Online platform for community discussions and content

Compensation Overview

$206.7k - $289.4k/yr

+ Equity + Commissions + Workspace benefits + Personal & professional development funds + Family planning support + Flexible vacation + 4+ months paid parental leave + Paid volunteer time off + Pay transparency

Senior

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

San Francisco, CA, USA

Category
Data Science
Data & Analytics
Required Skills
Python
Data Science
R
SQL
REST APIs
Requirements
  • 6+ years of data science industry experience
  • 2+ years of experience in intelligence analysis, skills in threat hunting and information operations is a plus
  • Proficiency with relational database (SQL), programming (Python or R), statistics, and network analyses
  • Motivated and self-directed, demonstrated ability to innovate and bias toward action in fast-paced environments
  • Ability to communicate and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to tackle ambiguous and undefined problems
Responsibilities
  • Leverage data to inform strategic directions of safety signal development, aid in incident response, automate detection and enforcement, and provide intelligence on ecosystems
  • Operationalize and evolve Threat Detections metrics that measure the impact of our targeted enforcement
  • Provide guidance to the rest of the company on how to ingest our signals to prevent further exposure of harmful content
  • Disseminate intelligence gathered to other safety stakeholders and executive decision makers

Reddit is an online platform where users can post, vote, and comment on content within various interest-based communities. Users share a wide range of topics, from news and sports to entertainment and hobbies. The platform's unique voting system allows users to upvote or downvote posts, helping the most engaging content to surface. This encourages active participation and fosters connections among users. Reddit generates revenue primarily through advertising, premium memberships, and virtual goods like Reddit Coins. Unlike many other social media platforms, Reddit focuses on community-driven discussions, making it a space for authentic interactions among users.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2005

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What makes Reddit unique

  • Reddit's unique voting system promotes engaging and authentic content discovery.
  • The platform's diverse communities cater to a wide range of interests and discussions.
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Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible unlimited vacation days & monthly global wellness days

Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave

Personal & professional development funds

Paid volunteer time off

Workspace & home office benefits

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