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Data Scientist - Growth

Perplexity AI

San Francisco, CA
Full Time
Senior
200k-250k
4 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine founded in December 2022 and growing rapidly as one of the world's leading AI platforms. The company has raised over $1B in venture investment from prominent investors and aims to build accurate, trustworthy AI that powers decision-making and assistive AI across various domains. With over 780 million queries processed monthly, Perplexity is committed to fostering curiosity and innovation. The company is hiring an experienced Data Scientist to accelerate growth initiatives and expand its global reach, working closely with multiple teams to leverage data-driven insights for strategic growth and product development.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate closely with Growth, Marketing, Product, Enterprise, and Partnership teams to provide data-driven insights and recommendations across all growth initiatives.
  • Perform deep-dive analyses on user behavior, conversion funnels, and retention patterns to drive both paid and organic growth.
  • Lead user research and segmentation analysis to inform growth strategies, market targeting, product development, and paid campaign optimization.
  • Design, implement, and interpret A/B tests to continuously enhance marketing performance, product features, and overall user experiences.
  • Define, implement, and visualize key growth metrics across paid acquisition, organic channels, activation, retention, and monetization, creating dashboards to track business performance and marketing ROI.
  • Develop data models and pipelines to improve analytics efficiency, enable self-service analytics, and support strategic decision-making.
  • Support revenue growth initiatives through pricing analysis, subscription optimization, and enterprise growth strategies.
  • Analyze paid acquisition channels and campaigns performance, identifying opportunities for optimization, budget allocation, and sustainable growth.
  • Conduct analysis on social media performance, SEO initiatives, and marketing spend to maximize reach, engagement, and cost-effectiveness.

Requirements

  • Have 6-8+ years of experience working as a data scientist or related role with growth focus.
  • Experience with growth disciplines including paid acquisition, product marketing, SEO, social media, lifecycle marketing, product analytics, and/or conversion optimization.
  • Proficiency in SQL and experience with BI and visualization tools (e.g., Omni, Mode, Hex, Looker).
  • Experience designing, implementing, and analyzing A/B tests and statistical experimentation.
  • Ability to take ownership and thrive with open-ended problems and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Experience with data modeling and pipeline development (e.g., dbt, Airflow).

Nice to Have

  • Previous experience at a high-growth startup or early-stage company in a growth-focused data science role.
  • Hands-on experience with dbt and data engineering/analytics engineering.
  • Experience with Snowflake and modern data stack tools.
  • Comfortable with Python for data analysis and automation.
  • Machine learning experience, particularly in growth applications (LTV prediction, churn modeling, attribution modeling, recommendation systems).
  • Experience with marketing attribution, cohort analysis, funnel optimization, and growth accounting frameworks.

Benefits & Perks

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Includes a 401(k) plan.
  • Cash compensation range of $200,000 - $250,000, with final amounts based on experience and expertise.
  • Equity may be part of the total compensation package.
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Job Details

Posted AtAug 22, 2025
Job CategoryGrowth Marketing
Salary200k-250k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About Perplexity AI

Website

perplexity.ai

Location

San Francisco, CA

Industry

Software Publishers

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