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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days Stack Overflow's roles stay open a median of 14 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Stack Overflow's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Stack Overflow
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 1 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Stack Overflow's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Stack Overflow.
About this role
The Staff Data Scientist at Stack Overflow will lead data science initiatives across multiple product teams, focusing on machine learning and knowledge discovery. This role involves hands-on analysis, experimentation, and model development, while also mentoring other data scientists and engineers. The position requires collaboration with product and engineering teams to translate data needs into actionable insights and recommendations.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Stack Overflow as an employer.
What you need
- 7+ years of relevant experience in data science or ML initiatives
- Hands-on experience building and evaluating ML systems
- Strong understanding of the full data science and ML lifecycle
- Strong analytical and modeling skills with large or unstructured datasets
- Excellent stakeholder leadership skills
- Experience mentoring data scientists or engineers
Nice to have
- Experience with LLM-powered applications
- Fine-tuning, SFT, or other language-model development experience
What you get
- Competitive Base Salary
- Generous paid vacation
- Generous parental leave, family care leave, and unlimited sick days
- Industry-leading health benefits applicable per country of residence
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Home Internet stipend
Worth weighing
- No specific salary listed
- Role involves balancing product deadlines with research and innovation
- Mentorship responsibilities may require additional time commitment
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Listed by Stack Overflow on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.