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Principal Data Scientist

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Sep 29, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Leading the development of personalized shopping experiences, the full-time remote Principal Data Scientist will design and implement recommendation and ranking models while mentoring data scientists and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Key responsibilities
  • Own the end-to-end consumer personalization strategy, defining modeling approaches for various platforms
  • Design and build recommendation and ranking systems that optimize relevance and inventory management
  • Lead the development of agentic AI experiences for consumers, integrating LLM-powered tools for enhanced user interaction
Required qualifications
  • 10+ years of data science or machine learning experience, or 8+ years with a PhD in a quantitative field
  • Proven track record of deploying recommendation and personalization systems that improve consumer metrics
  • Expertise in classic machine learning techniques and hands-on experience with LLMs
  • Strong proficiency in Python and familiarity with core ML libraries and SQL
  • Experience in leading technical direction and mentoring within teams

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