Senior Staff AI Scientist

Intuit; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash bonus

Equity rewards

Benefits

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a Senior Staff AI Scientist to join the AI team. The role involves building and deploying ML models using both analytical and deep learning approaches, and leading a scrum team through end-to-end architecture and delivery.

You will work closely with product managers, engineers, and designers to define experiments and align model metrics with business goals. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in AI, strong ML and NLP expertise, and a proven ability to work in fast-paced

Qualifications

• 6+ years of industry experience in AI science.
• 4+ years hands-on in ML paradigms such as Causal-ML, supervised/unsupervised, Online, Bayesian, Reinforcement or Deep Learning.
• Proficient in optimization paradigms (combinatorial, gradient, Bayesian).
• Proficient in NLP techniques, Explainable AI, and ML frameworks.
• Strong in Python, Scala, Java and/or R; SQL, Hive, SparkSQL; Linux environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evangelize AI science across the organization.
• Collaborate with product managers, software engineers, and designers on experiments and MVPs.
• Lead end-to-end architecture designs and ensure high-quality code and standards.
• Perform data analysis and modeling on large datasets; handle ETL and feature engineering.
• Apply NLP and ML techniques to real-world problems and datasets.
• Run A/B tests and communicate results to peers and leaders.
• Engage with partners to ensure successful delivery and integration of DS solutions.
• Explore new ML technologies and stay current with academia and industry.

Skills

Leadership & communication

Data analysis

ETL

A/B testing

NLP

Machine learning

Python

Scala

Java

R

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, OR Operations Research

Tools

Python

Scala

Java

R

SQL

Hive

SparkSQL

Git

Job description

Overview

Intuit is looking for innovative and hands‑on Senior Staff AI Scientist to join the Intuit AI team.

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.

Responsibilities

• Practices leadership and communication skills to influence teams and to evangelize AI science across the organization
• Collaborates with stakeholders to define success criteria and align model metrics with business goals. Works side‑by‑side with product managers, software engineers, and designers in designing experiments and minimum viable products
• Leads technical work of a scrum team: initiating and designing model solutions, driving end‑to‑end architecture designs of the team’s work, and holding the team accountable for high quality code, git, design, costs and implementation standards
• Performs hands‑on data analysis and modeling with large data sets, including discovering data sources, getting data access, cleaning up data, and making them “model‑ready”. You need to be willing and able to do your own ETL and design/build featurization.
• Applies data mining, NLP, and machine learning (such as supervised/unsupervised, Causal-ML, Online Learning, Bayesian Learning, Reinforcement Learning, or Deep Learning) to real‑world problems and datasets.
• Runs A/B tests to draw conclusions on the impact of your team’s work and communicates results to peers and leaders
• Communicates with partners to ensure successful delivery and integration of DS solutions.
• Proactively researches, explores, and enables new ML technologies. Keeps up with the new developments in academia and industry and considers possible extensions to solve Intuit customer problems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of industry experience with AI science
• BS, MS or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Operations Research, or equivalent
• 4+ years of hands‑on expertise in ML paradigms such as Causal-ML, supervised/unsupervised, Online, Bayesian, Reinforcement or Deep Learning.
• Proficient in multiple optimization paradigms such as combinatorial optimization, gradient methods, or Bayesian optimization.
• Proficient in NLP techniques, Explainable AI, and ML frameworks.
• Expertise in modern advanced analytical tools and programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java and/or R.
• Efficient in SQL, Hive, SparkSQL, etc.
• Comfortable working in a Linux environment
• Experience with building end‑to‑end reusable pipelines from data acquisition to model output delivery
• Quick learner, adaptable, with the ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to conduct meetings and make professional presentations, and to explain complex concepts and technical material to non‑technical users

Compensation

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 (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). 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.