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Transforming Visionary Ideas into Market-Ready Solutions
Lead Data Scientist
Location
North America
Posted
126 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Lead Data Scientist
Spark Eighteen
• Lead the development and deployment of enterprise-ready Generative AI solutions • Apply generative AI and automation technologies to solve real-world business challenges • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation • Drive innovation and excellence within the engineering team
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
- 5–7 years of overall experience in software engineering with exposure to AI/ML systems and scalable architectures
- 3+ years of hands-on experience working with LLMs and Generative AI techniques
- Proven experience designing, fine-tuning, and deploying Generative AI models for production use cases
- Strong hands-on experience with LangChain, LLM tuning, RLHF, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines
- Solid understanding of embeddings, vector databases, prompt engineering, and agent-based workflows
- Background in machine learning, MLOps, or end-to-end deployment of AI products
- Experience contributing to AI/ML product pipelines and working with cross-functional delivery teams
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++
- Experience making strategic decisions between building custom AI solutions and leveraging third-party technologies
- Strong understanding of system architecture, scalability, reliability, and maintainability
- Experience leading architecture reviews and technical audits
- Ability to optimize applications for performance, speed, and scalability
- Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and system enhancement skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Proven leadership experience in building, mentoring, and managing high-performing engineering teams
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
- Ownership-driven mindset with the ability to ensure timely delivery and remove execution blockers
- Ability to make data-driven decisions aligned with business goals
- Passion for continuous learning and staying updated with emerging AI technologies
Benefits
- Comprehensive insurance coverage that gives you peace of mind, so you can focus on doing your best work
- Flexible work arrangements designed to support sustained productivity, personal well-being, and work-life balance
- Continuous learning and accelerated skill development through hands-on projects and mentorship from experienced industry leaders
- Global client exposure across 20+ countries, offering real-world experience with diverse markets and business environments
- Opportunity to work on high-impact, large-scale projects that have collectively generated over $1B in measurable business value
- Competitive, market-aligned compensation packages that recognize performance, expertise, and long-term contribution
- Monthly demo days that celebrate innovation, showcase your work, and give you a real voice in what we build
- Annual recognition programs and performance-driven awards in a truly meritocratic environment
- Referral bonuses that reward you for helping grow a strong, like-minded team
- A strong problem-solving culture with opportunities to tackle meaningful, real-world challenges
- A positive, people-first workplace that supports happiness, balance, and long-term growth
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