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Data Scientist, People

Foster City, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-19 → 2026-07-30

Core

Build intelligence systems for hiring, compensation, performance, and workforce planning using data, AI, and automation to enable faster talent decisions at scale.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (People Analytics & AI)

Builds

Predictive models, AI agents for decision support, live workforce modeling systems, and recruiting analytics layers.

Domain

Technology / People Analytics / Organizational Design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

predictive modeling, causal inference, SQL, Python, statistical analysis, large-scale dataset handling, LLM integration, unstructured text analysis

Preferred skills

internal tooling development, automated workflows, organizational design concepts, modern data stack (dbt, BigQuery, Snowflake), People systems (Rippling, Ashby, Lattice, Carta)

Technologies

Python, SQL, LLMs, dbt, BigQuery, Snowflake, Ashby, Rippling, Lattice, Carta

Responsibilities

Build compensation competitiveness models connecting offer data and market benchmarks; Develop predictive models for attrition and manager decision support; Design and deploy AI agents for high-stakes People decisions; Build recruiting analytics linking sourcing to performance; Analyze organizational effectiveness and efficiency; Partner with Finance on live workforce modeling; Analyze unstructured People data using LLMs; Replace reporting cycles with always-on agents; Support executive hiring and retention decisions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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## Responsibilities - Build the analytical foundation to evaluate compensation competitiveness. Connect Ashby offer data, band position, acceptance rates, and market benchmarks into a live system that recommends specific adjustments. - Develop predictive models and tooling that help managers and recruiters make better decisions faster. Example: a regretted attrition model that flags at-risk employees 90 days in advance and surfaces the underlying signals directly into manager 1:1 prep. - Design and deploy AI agents that draft first-pass recommendations for high-stakes People decisions, including compensation, promotion, and hiring. People leaders review and adjust rather than starting from scratch. - Build the recruiting analytics layer that connects sourcing channel to time-to-hire to first-year performance to tenure. Use it to reallocate recruiting spend and surface weekly insights to recruiting leadership. - Analyze organizational effectiveness, including spans and layers, talent density, and hiring efficiency. Identify where the org is over-leveled, under-leveled, or structurally inefficient. - Partner with Finance to move from spreadsheets to live workforce model that accounts for attrition, hiring velocity, and ramp time by function. - Use LLMs and agentic workflows to analyze unstructured People data at scale, including support tickets, exit interviews, performance reviews, and engagement survey responses. - Replace recurring reporting cycles with always-on agents that surface insights to leaders when they need them, not on a quarterly schedule. - Support high-stakes organizational and talent decisions with rigorous analysis, including executive hiring, retention, and reorganizations. ## Requirements - Minimum 6 years of experience. Targeting Senior or Staff Data Scientist depending on demonstrated scope and impact. - Experience in People Analytics, compensation analytics, or workforce analytics - Strong SQL and Python skills - Experience building predictive models and analytical frameworks for business decision-making - Strong statistical foundation, including experimentation and causal inference - Experience working with large-scale operational or behavioral datasets - Demonstrated experience using AI and LLMs in analytics workflows - Ability to communicate complex insights clearly to executives and cross-functional partners - High ownership mindset and comfort operating in fast-moving environments - Ability to handle highly sensitive organizational and compensation data with discretion ## Nice to Have - Experience at a high-growth or AI-native company - Experience building internal tools, agents, or automated workflows - Familiarity with organizational design, compensation, or talent management concepts - Experience with modern data stack tools (dbt, BigQuery, Snowflake, etc.) - Experience with People systems such as Rippling, Ashby, Lattice, or Carta ## Benefits 💰 Competitive Salary & Equity 💹 401(k) Program with a 4% match (US Only) ⚕️ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance 🩼 Short Term and Long Term Disability 🚼 Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave 🏝 Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays 🚗 Commuter Benefits (In-Office Only) 📱 Monthly Wellness Stipend 🧑‍💻 Autonomous Work Environment 🖥 In Office Set-Up Reimbursement (In-Office Only) 🚀 Quarterly Team Gatherings ☕ In Office Amenities (In-Office Only) Want to learn more about what we are up to? • Meet the Replit Agent • Replit: Make an app for that • Replit Blog • Amjad TED Talk Interviewing + Culture at Replit • Operating Principles • Reasons not to work at Replit To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds.
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