Data scientist (Census Automation)

Fractal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability plan

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Fractal in New York is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead the development and deployment of production AI solutions for census automation, guiding design, implementation, and maintenance.

You will build agentic AI systems, work with LLMs, prompt engineering, Python, and AWS, and establish robust CI/CD processes to ensure reliable delivery.

This role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead or primary developer delivering production solutions.
• Strong expertise in Agentic AI systems and orchestration frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, model evaluation, and monitoring.
• Proficiency in Python development.
• Experience with AWS cloud services.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development, deployment, and maintenance of production-grade AI solutions.
• Design and implement agentic AI systems, including tool integrations, orchestration frameworks, and multi-step reasoning workflows.
• Develop and optimize solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, and observability/monitoring practices.
• Build scalable applications and automation workflows using Python and AWS services.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployment and continuous improvement of AI solutions.

Skills

Tech Lead

Agentic AI

LLMs

Prompt engineering

Python

AWS

CI/CD

Tools

Python

AWS

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Fractal is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets; an ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite is the one who empowers imagination with intelligence.

Fractal has been featured as a Great Place to Work by The Economic Times in partnership with the Great Place to Work® Institute and recognized as a ‘Cool Vendor’ and a ‘Vendor to Watch’ by Gartner.

Please visit Fractal | Intelligence for Imagination for more information about Fractal.

Job Title: Senior Data Scientist (Census Automation)

Role Overview

• Experience as a tech lead or main developer implementing, deploying, and maintaining production solutions
• Agentic systems design and implementation (tool use, orchestration frameworks, multi-step reasoning workflows)
• LLMs, prompt engineering, evaluation, observability/monitoring
• AWS services
• Python
• CI/CD pipeline

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development, deployment, and maintenance of production-grade AI solutions.
• Design and implement agentic AI systems, including tool integrations, orchestration frameworks, and multi-step reasoning workflows.
• Develop and optimize solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, and observability/monitoring practices.
• Build scalable applications and automation workflows using Python and AWS services.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployment and continuous improvement of AI solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead or primary developer delivering production solutions.
• Strong expertise in Agentic AI systems and orchestration frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, model evaluation, and monitoring.
• Proficiency in Python development.
• Experience with AWS cloud services.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Pay

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Fractal, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $110,000 - $140,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus for the current performance period.

Benefits

As a full-time employee of the company or as an hourly employee working more than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans in accordance with the plan documents, which may be amended from time to time. You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company. In addition, you are eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) Plan after 30 days of employment, in accordance with the applicable plan terms. The Company provides 11 paid holidays and 12 weeks of Parental Leave. We also follow a “free time” PTO policy, allowing you the flexibility to take the time needed for either sick time or vacation.

Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!