Principal AI Data Foundations Architect

Intuit, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 248,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuit, Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to design and ship production-grade AI-native data capabilities across the organization. You will build data foundations, validate architectural decisions, and drive adoption of reusable data assets.

The role combines data science, data engineering, and applied AI, requiring hands-on delivery, strong collaboration, and a proven record of shipping real systems that scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across data science, data engineering, or applied ML, with a track record shipping production systems.
• Deep data architecture and modeling expertise supporting AI/analytic products.
• Hands-on experience with modern AI tooling, including LLM-based applications and agentic workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-native data products by combining data engineering, AI, and analytics to move from prototype to durable systems.
• Architect data foundations, pipelines, and semantic layers enabling reliable data for AI workloads.
• Raise the engineering bar for data science through testing, observability, and cost-aware practices.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data architecture

AI tooling

LLM-based apps

CI/CD

Data engineering

Communication

Tools

Spark

Databricks

Pipeline orchestration

Job description

Intuit, Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to design and ship production-grade AI-native data capabilities across the organization. You will build data foundations, validate architectural decisions, and drive adoption of reusable data assets.

The role combines data science, data engineering, and applied AI, requiring hands-on delivery, strong collaboration, and a proven record of shipping real systems that scale.