Principal Data Scientist

About Session AI

At Session AI, we’re redefining how companies understand and engage with their customers. Our AIdriven platform enables businesses to deliver hyperpersonalized experiences at scale, powered by advanced behavioral analytics and realtime decisioning. We thrive on data, and our team is passionate about transforming complex data into actionable insights that drive realworld impact.

The Role

Were looking for a Principal Data Scientist who is passionate about solving complex problems using AI, machine learning, statistical modeling, and experimentation. As a senior member of the data science team, you will work crossfunctionally with engineering, product, and business teams to shape the next generation of Session AI’s intelligence capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the research, advanced analytics, and feature engineering efforts across AIML applications.
• Design and develop experiments for machine learning models and statistical algorithms to drive product and customer insights.
• Translate complex analytics, performance metrics, observations and findings into clear, actionable insights for technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with leadership, product managers and engineers to explore innovative ideas and lead AI initiatives.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to best practices in data science and advanced analytics.
• Stay up to date with the latest in AIML research.

• Requirements

  Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or applied statistics.
  • Strong problemsolving skills.
  • String analytical skills.
  • Deep knowledge of supervised and unsupervised learning, timeseries forecasting, clustering, and recommendation systems.
  • Strong programming skills in Python (preferred) with experience using libraries like scikitlearn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost, etc.
  • Proficiency in SQL.
  • Experience troubleshooting production issues and doing rootcause analysis.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present technical content to diverse audiences.
  • Advanced degree (MSPhD) in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.

  • Bonus Points

    • Experience in behavioral analytics or personalization engines.
    • Background in realtime data processing or eventdriven architectures.
    • Prior experience in highgrowth SaaS or AIML startups.

    • Benefits

      • A fastpaced, collaborative environment where your work directly impacts product and customer experience.
      • Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits package.
      • Opportunities to grow into leadership roles and shape the data science vision of Session AI.