UX Quantitative Research Intern (USA) *Remote
Remote · San Francisco · Internship · Remote · Posted Oct 1, 2026
At a glance
- Employment
- Internship
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Remote · San Francisco
About Pinterest
- Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
- Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
- At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
- Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.
- We’re looking for inquisitive, collaborative UX Quantitative Research interns to bring statistical rigor to product decisions. Partnering with mentors across product, design, data, and engineering, you’ll craft surveys, model attitudes alongside usage data, and translate complex findings into compelling narratives for our teams. Expect real projects, supportive teammates, and opportunities to shape Pinterest experiences that are impactful, inclusive, and meaningful for our Pinners.
About the role
- Pinterest is seeking UX Quantitative Research interns to apply statistical rigor to product decisions.
- Interns will partner with cross-functional teams to craft surveys, model user attitudes, and translate complex data into narratives.
- The role involves working on real projects to shape impactful and inclusive experiences for Pinners.
Responsibilities
- Influence and evolve the product roadmap using data and exploratory analysis.
- Understand user behavior and trends to identify opportunities for product innovation.
- Gather insights about Pinner, Merchant, Creator, or Advertiser sentiments using survey methodologies.
- Apply statistical and modeling-based approaches to survey data.
- Explore the intersection of user attitudes and behaviors by combining surveys and log analysis.
- Work cross-functionally to build and communicate key insights.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, designers, and researchers to build new experiences.
Requirements
- Current enrollment in a PhD program in statistics, psychology, sociology, applied sciences, computer science, or a related field.
- Expected to obtain a PhD in a relevant field by June 2027.
- Experience with survey methodology, including survey development and analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in descriptive, inferential, and multivariate statistics.
- Demonstrated experience in experimental design.
- Experience using Python, R, or SQL.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to tell a narrative using data.
- Ability to connect data analysis to real business problems to impact performance.
- US based applicants only.
Workplace
- Position is remote.
Skills
- Python
- R
- SQL
- Survey Methodology
- Multivariate Statistics
- Experimental Design
