Staff AI Scientist

Intuit; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash bonus

Equity rewards

Benefits

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a Staff AI Scientist in Mountain View to lead AI initiatives across the CG team. You will design end-to-end ML architectures, mentor engineers, and drive customer-focused data-driven decisions.

You will collaborate with product managers and designers, apply NLP and ML techniques to real-world problems, and lead scrum teams to deliver high-impact solutions with measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (CS/Statistics/Math/Economics/OR) is required.
• 4+ years of industry experience in AI/ML or related field.
• Strong experience with optimization techniques (combinatorial, gradient-based, Bayesian) and NLP.
• Proficiency in Python, Scala, Java, or R.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define success criteria and align model metrics with business goals.
• Lead scrum teams, design model solutions, and drive end-to-end architecture.
• Perform hands-on data analysis, ETL, and feature engineering with large datasets.
• Apply data mining, NLP, and ML paradigms to real-world problems.
• Design and run A/B tests; communicate impact and recommendations to leadership.
• Stay current with ML advancements and evaluate new techniques for customer-facing applications.
• Mentor and provide technical direction to other AI Scientists on the team.

Skills

Python

NLP

Explainable AI

SQL

Hive

SparkSQL

Java

R

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Hive

SparkSQL

Job description

Overview

Come join the Consumer Group (CG) AI Team as a Staff AI Scientist. You will lead the application of AI science across the organization, driving end-to-end model architecture and collaborating with product managers, engineers, and designers to align model metrics with business goals. This is a hands-on technical leadership role - you'll design solutions, lead scrum teams, and directly shape the customer experience through data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define success criteria and align model metrics with business goals
• Lead scrum teams, design model solutions, and drive end-to-end architecture
• Perform hands-on data analysis, ETL, and feature engineering with large datasets
• Apply data mining, NLP, and machine learning paradigms (classification, regression, deep learning, recommender systems) to real-world problems
• Design and run A/B tests; communicate impact and recommendations to leadership
• Stay current with ML advancements and evaluate new techniques for customer-facing applications
• Mentor and provide technical direction to other AI Scientists on the team

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field
• 4+ years of industry experience in AI Science, Machine Learning, or a related field (e.g. Masters + 5 years industry, or PhD + 3 years industry)
• Strong experience with optimization techniques (combinatorial, gradient-based, Bayesian), NLP, and Explainable AI
• Proficiency in Python, Scala, Java, and/or R
• Strong SQL, Hive, SparkSQL skills; comfort working in Linux environments
• Demonstrated ability to build reusable, end-to-end ML pipelines
• Tech lead scope with strong end-to-end model experience, including scalability
• Strong communication skills - able to translate complex technical work for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Independent, adaptable, fast learner who can operate with technical lead scope

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may 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.

The Expected Base Pay Range For This Position Is

Mountain View $209,500 - $283,500