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Senior Data Scientist – Customer Intent, Decision Engine

Data ScientistData ScientistFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 1948H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

100 days ago

Salary

$83K - $138.2K / year

Postgraduate Degree4 yrs expEnglishAWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud Platform

Job Description

• Design and implement large-scale decision engines that dynamically resolve customer identity and intent in real time. • Develop optimization frameworks (multi-armed bandits, reinforcement learning, constrained optimization) to balance personalization, business KPIs, and operational constraints. • Build session-based and sequence-aware models (transformers, RNNs, temporal point processes) to capture evolving customer intent. • Incorporate multimodal signals (clickstream, search queries, transaction history, CRM attributes) into unified intent prediction pipelines. • Deploy models with low-latency inference for real-time decisioning at scale. • Define rigorous evaluation metrics (precision/recall for identity resolution, uplift for causal models, latency for decision engines). • Lead online experimentation (A/B tests, multi-cell experiments) to validate model impact on personalization, conversion, and customer experience. • Apply counterfactual evaluation techniques to measure causal impact of identity decisions. • Translate technical insights into clear recommendations for product, marketing, and executive stakeholders. • Partner with product managers to align decision engine outputs with business objectives (e.g., personalization, fraud prevention, customer support). • Ensure models are production-ready with robust monitoring, retraining schedules, and A/B testing frameworks. • Implement feature stores and model registries to streamline experimentation and deployment.

Job Requirements

  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or related field.
  • 4+ years of experience in data science, machine learning or AI with a track record delivering production systems.
  • Strong proficiency in hybrid modeling techniques.
  • Machine Learning: e.g. deep learning, sequence models and transformers, recommender systems.
  • Simulation and Mathematical Programming: e.g. MIP, agent simulation, LP etc.
  • Causal Inference: e.g. Treatment effect estimation, counterfactual reasoning etc.
  • Experience building real-time recommendation systems that adapt to evolving customer behavior and context, using session-based modeling, embeddings, and reinforcement learning.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
  • Familiarity with reinforcement learning or contextual bandits for adaptive decisioning in dynamic environments.
  • Familiarity with enterprise orchestration layers, integrating models into backend systems that power search, fulfillment, customer support, and personalization.
  • Skilled in designing and analyzing A/B tests.
  • Experience in an Agile working environment and at least one related project management tool (Azure DevOps, Jira, etc.).
  • Comfortable presenting results to cross functional partners and help them understand technical trade offs.
  • Brings a collaborative, problem solving and growth mindset to all interactions with a strong focus on delivery.
  • Prior work in eCommerce, retail, or customer identity resolution.
  • Experience with synthetic data generation or simulation frameworks for intent modeling.
  • Knowledge of optimization modeling (decision trees, bandits, reinforcement learning for personalization).

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

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