Data Scientist

Description

Ready to take your career to the next level?

Skai (formally Kenshoo) is looking for the best and the brightest to join our rapidly growing team. We're proud of our industry-leading digital marketing software but we're even prouder of the people behind it. That's where you come in!

Data Scientist (Mid-Level)

We are seeking a mid-level Data Scientist with expertise in Natural Language Processing and Generative AI who can deliver production-quality code and solutions. In this role, you will design and implement AI-driven features in the marketing and e-commerce domain, taking prototypes through to scalable production applications. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with large language models (LLMs), AI agents, and modern machine learning practices, and can effectively bridge the gap between experimental proof-of-concepts and robust, real-world systems.

Responsibilities :

• AI Use Case & Prototyping : Identify opportunities for generative AI applications and develop proof-of-concept solutions using LLMs and prompt engineering. Build and test early-stage prototypes (e.g., automatic text summarization, recommendation engines) and outline requirements for user interfaces and AI agents that interact with these models.
• Experimentation & Feature Development : Design and run A / B and other experiments to validate new features. Analyze marketing and e-commerce data to uncover product improvement insights and address client pain points. Develop data-driven solutions (machine learning models or statistical analyses) to enhance product performance and user experience.
• Data Analysis & Client Support : Handle ad-hoc business data requests and translate analysis results into actionable insights for clients. Present data findings clearly (visualizations and reports) and support strategic initiatives (e.g., advanced marketing analytics reporting). Coordinate with external teams to integrate data insights into client deliverables.
• Production Deployment & System Integration : Implement and refine generative AI prototypes into production-ready features. Ensure system stability by using robust engineering practices such as proper error handling, retries, and caching for LLM API calls. Work closely with ML engineers and architects to integrate AI solutions with external systems, ensuring scalability and reliability in a cloud environment.
• Best Practices & Collaboration : Follow software development best practices - including coding standards, version control, code reviews, and unit testing - to produce maintainable, production-ready code. Collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams, assist with debugging issues in a team setting, and document processes and findings clearly for future reference.

Key Skills :

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

We are hybrid for the long term - with a great home / office work mix (three days in office per week), passionate and diverse team members, and a vibrant company culture.

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000-145,000. The actual salary will vary depending on the applicants experience, skills and abilities as well as internal equity and market data.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Skai, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Skai, we believe ensuring a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is not just an ideal to strive for; it is right, necessary, and our responsibility as humans. Our fullDE&I commitment and global framework can be viewed on our company website and are aligned to our core values. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions, or any other protected status. Also pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we encourage and will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Applicants with Disabilities

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.

Skai is an E-Verify employer