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Senior Data Scientist, West
United StatesFull-time$170k - $190kPosted 4 days ago
Summary
Dataiku is hiring a Senior Data Scientist, West to join their Data & Analytics team. Dataiku is the Platform for AI Success, the enterprise orchestration layer for building, deploying, and governing AI. Key skills: JavaScript, Python, Machine Learning, AI, Data Science.
About the role
Dataiku is the Platform for AI Success, the enterprise orchestration layer for building, deploying, and governing AI. In a single environment, teams design and operate analytics, machine learning, and AI agents with the transparency, collaboration, and control enterprises require. Sitting above data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI services, Dataiku connects the full enterprise AI stack — empowering organizations to run AI across multi-vendor environments with centralized governance.
The world’s leading companies rely on Dataiku to operationalize AI and run it as a true business performance engine delivering measurable value. For more, visit the Dataiku blog, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.
The role of a Senior Data Scientist at Dataiku is quite unique. Our Data Scientists not only code up solutions to real-world problems but also participate in client-facing endeavors throughout the customer journey. This includes supporting their discovery of the platform, helping integrate Dataiku with other tools and technologies, some user training, and co-developing data science projects from design to deployment.Just as the non-technical skills are important, so too are the technical. Our Data Scientists work on the Dataiku platform every day. Aside from the visual tools, our team uses mostly Python and SQL, with occasional work in other languages (e.g., R, Pyspark, JavaScript, etc.). An ideal candidate is excited to learn complex new technologies and modeling techniques while being able to explain their work to other data scientists and clients.
Key Areas of Responsibility (What You’ll Do)
- Scope and co-develop production-level data science projects with our customers across different industries and use cases
- Help users discover and master the Dataiku platform via user training, office hours, and ongoing consultative support
- Provide strategic input to the customer and account teams that help make our customers successful.
- Provide data science expertise both to customers and internally to Dataiku’s sales and marketing teams
- Lead technical data science projects pre-sales scoping and design appealing proposals
- Flag technical and non-technical account risks (onboarding issues, performance pitfalls, timeline slippage)
- Develop custom Python-based “plugins” in collaboration with Solutions, R&D, and Product teams, to enhance Dataiku’s functionality
- Lead Data Scientist engagements: You will coordinate agile sprints, prioritize tasks, estimate effort, do backlog grooming
- Run demo booth/tech talk duties at company public events (e.g. Everyday AI)
- Lead Junior Data Scientist technical interview
- Contribute to 2 internal assets (internal best practice or external blog post/project on the public gallery) per year
Experience (What We’re Looking For):
- Curiosity and a desire to learn new topics and skills
- Empathy for others and an eagerness to share your knowledge and expertise with your colleagues, Dataiku’s customers, and the general public
- The ability to clearly explain complex topics to technical as well as non-technical audiences
- Over 5 years of experience with Python and SQL
- Over 5 years of experience with building ML models and using ML tools (e.g., sklearn)
- Experience with LLMs
- Experience with data visualization and building web apps with Python frameworks (Dash, Streamlit)
- Understanding of underlying data systems such as Cloud architectures and SQL
- Bachelor’s or Master’s program focused on: Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Location: Must be located within the CST, MST, and PST time zones
Bonus points for any of these:
- Experience using Dataiku DSS
- Experience with Consulting and/or Customer-facing Data Science roles
- Experience in the Manufacture & Defense sector
- Experience with Data Engineering or MLOps
- Experience developing WebApps in Javascript
- Experience building APIs
- Passion for teaching or public speaking
Compensation and Benefits
The final compensation package for this role will be determined during the interview process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, geographic location, internal equity, education, skill set, experience and training. Eligible roles may also be entitled to receive commission or other variable compensation through Dataiku's incentive compensation program.
Dataiku also offers comprehensive benefits, including stock options, medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, a 401k company match, paid vacations and sick leave, paid parental leave, employer paid disability coverage, and additional health and wellbeing perks and benefits. Dataiku reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time.
US only national base pay ranges
$170,000—$190,000 USD
What are you waiting for!
At Dataiku, you'll be part of a journey to shape the ever-evolving world of AI. We're not just building a product; we're crafting the future of AI. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your personal growth, we can't wait to welcome you to Dataiku! And if you’d like to learn even more about working here, you can visit our Dataiku LinkedIn page.
Our practices are rooted in the idea that everyone should be treated with dignity, decency and fairness. Dataiku also believes that a diverse identity is a source of strength and allows us to optimize across the many dimensions that are needed for our success. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on business needs, without regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, veteran status or any other aspect which makes an individual unique or protected by laws and regulations in the locations where we operate. This applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, performance, promotion and termination and all other conditions and terms of employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please contact us at: reasonable-accommodations@dataiku.com
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