We are seeking a talented and self-motivated Data Scientist / AI Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will design, build, and deploy next generation AI-driven tools for market research. You will work at the intersection of data science and AI engineering.
We develop models and predictions using a combination of surveys, voter databases, census microdata, behavioral tracking and other sources. We handle the most difficult data problems at our company, including massive datasets, missing data, self-selection, measurement error, fraud detection, attrition, and many more.
This is a hands-on role that requires both analytical and programming skills.
Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll do (not all of it, just the important stuff):- Design and build AI-powered applications to analyze, summarize, and generate insights from survey data.
- Develop and optimize prompts and chains.
- Build applications to simplify analytics and improve the efficiency of data processing.
- Work with structured and unstructured data
- Collaborate with data analysts, product managers, UI designers, and software developers to create great products.
- Contribute to model evaluation and performance tracking using both qualitative and quantitative metrics.
- Stay up to date with recent developments in AI and machine learning, including LLMs, embeddings, and RAG pipelines.
- Master’s or PhD in data science or related field.
- Hands-on experience in data science roles.
- Proficiency in Python and/or R for data analysis, modelling, and visualization.
- Experience working with LLM APIs and building LLM-based applications and frameworks.
- Experience with natural language processing, including topic modelling, text classification, and summarization.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, well-documented code.
For roles based in California, New York, Colorado or Washington State, the base salary hiring range for this position is 85,000 USD - 110,000 USD. Compensation offered will be determined by multiple factors including location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation and additional benefits. All US based full time employees are eligible for the following benefits:
- Paid vacation, holidays and sick days
- Flexible working arrangement available
- Group medical, dental and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) with company match
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