Senior Data Scientist
Company | Snowflake |
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Location | Menlo Park, CA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | |
Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Experience applying machine learning or statistical modeling on large datasets; pre-processing, data quality, feature engineering; the whole nine-yards
- Deep understanding of the basic classes of ML algorithms, statistics & linear algebra; with a keen interest in the underlying theory & assumptions
- Experience building AI & LLM based applications in a business environment; up to date with advancements in the Gen-AI space, in an applied sense with techniques such as RAG, AI Assistants and Agentic workflows
- Solid understanding of NLP techniques and embedding methods, foundational models and model fine-tuning; with experience in developing conversational AI or agentic AI workflows that allow models to take autonomous actions
- Experience writing production-quality, scalable code using Python. Strong with the software development lifecycle and its best practices
- Experience & a point-of-view for designing and developing end-to-end turn key ML solutions, enablement & adoption baked into the solution. Also experience iterating on ideas and deliverables
- Ability to articulate results and complex concepts to all audiences. Ability to collaborate and influence leadership
- Demonstrate keen senses of ownership, collaboration and mentorship
- Demonstrate leadership, with the ability to inspire the team & lead a project to completion
Responsibilities
- Lead projects; Conceptualize, design and lead the execution of large AI & ML projects, aligning with the business goals, delivering measurable value & impact
- Engage with stakeholders; lead the conversations with technical & non-technical stakeholders; identify areas where one can apply AI & ML; facilitating discussions around key drivers for decision making & operational efficiencies
- Provide technical & thought leadership; designing and implementing advanced machine learning techniques, focusing on robust & scalable solutions. Participate in all stages of development, ideation to production
- Provide mentorship; to junior ML & Data Scientists, around problem formulation, technical design, algorithm choices & code quality
- Develop hands-on; analyze large amounts of data, manage data quality, design & develop complex ML models (and the ensuing ML solutions) including ML pipelines, deploy & manage production-grade applications end-to-end, and tell the story in a compelling manner
- Partner with customers; showcase internal solutions to customers, help them envision solutions stringing Snowflake platform capabilities together, partner with internal teams that enable customer solutions
Preferred Qualifications
- High levels of curiosity, eager enthusiasm & demonstrable experience working on open-ended problems
- Exceptional problem solving skills with the ability to think strategically
- Demonstrable experience and interest in problem formulation based on relatively abstract information
- High levels of adaptability, to respond to fast-evolving project scope, adjusting strategies & plans accordingly; comfortable being scrappy