Search Atlas

Staff Data Scientist – AI & Intelligence Systems

Search Atlas

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited 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