Principal Data Scientist
Core
Founding Principal Data Scientist owning 0-1 technical leadership for an AI-native data infrastructure platform, solving ambiguous problems and setting the technical bar.
Role type
Principal Data Scientist (0-1 builder)
Builds
AI-native data infrastructure platform capabilities including LLM agents, semantic search, auto-optimization, and data quality anomaly detection.
Domain
AI / GenAI / Data Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, SQL, LLMs, RAG, AI Agents, NLP, Knowledge Graphs, Time-series, Anomaly Detection, System Design, Spark, Vector DBs, Orchestration, Feature Stores, MLflow
Preferred skills
Data Infra, B2B SaaS, AI Platform experience
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end delivery of core AI-native platform capabilities; Make foundational architecture decisions for ML/GenAI stack; Build robust, scalable production-grade models and systems; Partner with Product, Data Engineering, and Founders to translate product bets into solutions; Set standards for code quality, experimentation, and MLOps; Mentor Senior/Mid-level scientists.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC