Sr. Data Scientist, Recommendations

As a Senior Data Scientist on the Recommendations (Recs) team, you will partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Machine Learning (ML) to identify and size new opportunities, strengthen existing algorithms, and shape measurement and experimentation across a two-sided marketplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, and/or Ph.D. degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or related fields).
• 5+ years of professional experience in data science/analytics, with meaningful time in recommender systems, ranking, search, or personalization at consumer scale (or equivalent impact/complexity).
• Fluency in SQL and Python (required).
• Deep understanding of statistics and causal inference; hands-on experience designing and analyzing online experiments (A/B, variance reduction, sequential testing) and applying quasi-experimental methods when appropriate.
• Strong product sense and analytical rigor; ability to frame the right questions, choose fit-for-purpose methods, and land actionable recommendations with cross-functional partners.
• Familiarity with machine learning for recommendations, including offline/online metric design and model evaluation for ranking/personalization use cases.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (with no waiting period)
• 10 annual Wellness Days
• Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matching
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• 100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents)
• Family forming benefits
• Milk Stork, which provides access to breast milk shipping for business travel, surrogacy, and employee relocation
• Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual stipend for your professional development
• Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, and Insight Timer; paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
• Free premium subscriptions for several Match Group apps – including Tinder Platinum!