
Staff Data Scientist – AI & Intelligence Systems
Search Atlas
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $280,000 - $360,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- You'll lead data science for one of three core systems: Predictive SEO Intelligence, Agent Decision Systems, Content & Entity Intelligence.
- You own research roadmaps, mentor a growing team, and ship algorithms that directly drive revenue.
- Build models serving millions of predictions/day with <100ms latency. Own full lifecycle: feature engineering, training, validation, A/B testing, drift monitoring.
- Define what we predict and optimize. Your scientific judgment sets priorities. Mentor data scientists and ML engineers through code review and research review.
Requirements
- 7+ years applied data science, with 3+ years shipping production ML systems.
- Deep Python fluency : NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- SQL at scale : Complex queries against terabyte datasets, query optimization.
- ML Engineering mindset : Feature stores, model serving, A/B testing, monitoring, drift detection.
- AI-native workflow : You use AI coding tools to accelerate research and automate analysis.
- Scientific communication : You explain complex methodologies to executives with clarity.
- Research leadership : You've mentored others, defined research agendas, shipped cross-functional projects.
- Bonus : NLP/LLM expertise, SEO/search domain knowledge, reinforcement learning, published research, Kaggle/GitHub presence.
Benefits
- Health: 100% medical (Aetna), 99% dental/vision.
- Time Off: Unlimited PTO, paid parental leave.
- Additional: 401(k) via Deel, pet insurance, flexible wellness stipend.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data sciencemachine learningPythonNumPyPandasScikit-learnPyTorchTensorFlowSQLA/B testing
Soft Skills
mentoringscientific communicationleadershipresearch leadershipprioritizationclarity in explanation