Principal AI Scientist

Intuit Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 237,000 - 352,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash bonus

Equity rewards

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

A leading technology company in Mountain View is looking for an experienced AI Science Lead. You will lead a team to develop cutting-edge machine learning models that enhance customer experiences. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD/MS and possess strong skills in statistics and programming, with a proven ability to influence at the executive level. This position offers a competitive salary package and potential bonuses, reflective of skills and experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as a lead in an AI science role or in a management position in AI science.
• 6+ years’ experience manipulating large datasets.
• 6+ years’ experience manipulating large datasets.
• Expert knowledge in building ML pipelines and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence AI science teams.
• Create capabilities that solve critical business problems.
• Drive architecture decisions for ML platform.
• Mentor colleagues towards building a vibrant practice community.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Solid knowledge of statistical techniques

Hands-on programming experience in ML

6+ years’ experience with large datasets

Expert knowledge in NLP

Data Manipulation

Programming (Python, Scala)

Education

PhD/MS in Engineering Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

R

Job description

Come join our collaborative and creative group of AI scientists and machine learning engineers and build models that directly affect hundreds of thousands of our customers. In this role you will be building and deploying machine learning models using both analytical algorithms and deep learning approaches. We are waiting for you to join us and do the best work of your life.

Responsibilities

• Practices excellent leadership and communication skills to influence and lead teams and to evangelize AI science across the organization
• Leads team’s work in one or more of: ML, NLP, Statistics, or Optimization, performs hand-on work in these domains.
• Weighs ROI considerations of general and tailored capabilities for projects in the team
• Creates new capabilities that solve critical business problems
• Pushes the boundaries of ML by developing foundational methods and novel applications from state-of-the-art ML technologies and industry trends
• Influences business leaders to shape mission critical projects
• Creates multi-year vision that connects product strategy with technology strategy
• Drives architecture decisions, influences and contributes to ML platform architecture and strategy
• Leads team and partners to the successful delivery and integration of ML solutions
• Conducts design reviews, holds teams to technical and operational rigor
• Acts as an advisor in overseeing and mentoring the work of colleagues towards the building of a vibrant practice community

Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing pay equity for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.

Qualifications

• PhD/MS in Engineering Mathematics, Statistics, Theoretical/Computational Physics, or related field
• Solid knowledge of statistical techniques
• 3+ years as either a lead in a AI science role or in a management position in AI science
• Strong communication skills and proven experience as an influencer at the executive level
• Hands-on programming experience and expert knowledge in one or more of: ML, NLP, Statistics, or Optimization
• 6+ years’ experience manipulating large datasets and using databases (e.g. R, SQL, S-Plus, etc.)
• 6+ years’ experience with a general-purpose programming language (e.g. Python, Scala, etc.)

• Expert knowledge and hands-on experience with ML pipelines, processes, and design patterns
• Proven track record of influencing business leaders to shape mission critical projects
• Proven track record of leading team to successful delivery of ML solutions
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in order to effectively contribute to technical teams and make presentations to a variety of technical and business personnel

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position will be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs. Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is:

Bay Area, CA: $260,500 - $352,500

Southern California, CA: $237,000 - $320,500