Senior Data Scientist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create traditional machine learning models from initial proof of concept to full production deployment.

• Take ownership of feature engineering, validation, deployment, performance monitoring, drift detection, and retraining.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate models into Bestow’s existing pipelines and platforms.

• Design internal analytics products, dashboards, self-service reporting, natural language interfaces, and agentic tools.

• Develop applications powered by LLMs and agentic systems with evaluation, monitoring, and human oversight in a regulated environment.

• Document processes, train, and empower business stakeholders to use analytics tools and agents independently.

• Transform recurring analytical and modeling tasks into automated pipelines and monitoring systems that identify anomalies and provide insights proactively.

• Write production-level Python and SQL code utilizing version control, code reviews, testing, and CI/CD practices.

• Enhance data quality, documentation, and modeling standards.

• Establish frameworks for AI-assisted and agentic analytics workflows within the team.

• Work in conjunction with product, actuarial, marketing, operations, and engineering teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of professional experience in data science or a related field.

• Proven history of deploying ML models and data products in production environments.

• Proficient in advanced SQL.

• Familiarity with cloud data warehouses, ideally BigQuery.

• Experience in clean and maintainable Python development.

• Practical experience in building traditional ML models, including classification, regression, or similar methodologies.

• Background in moving models from prototype to production, including continuous performance monitoring.

• Strong foundation in statistics, including feature engineering and validation techniques.

• Hands-on experience with LLMs and agentic systems, encompassing prompting, retrieval, tool utilization, and evaluation.

• Experience integrating AI coding agents like Claude Code or Cursor into daily workflows.

• Proven ability to drive stakeholder adoption of tools.

• Capability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders and translate requirements into functional models and tools.

• Ability to independently define the scope of work and ensure successful adoption.

• Experience in developing or contributing to agent-based or LLM-powered analytics platforms (preferred).

• Background in insurance, fintech, or other regulated sectors (preferred).

• Experience in constructing internal web tools or lightweight front ends for analytics products (preferred).

• Familiarity with version control, code reviews, testing, and CI/CD practices.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Must not require visa sponsorship to continue full-time employment in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Equity opportunities.

• Bonus structure.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Parental leave programs.

• Option for 100% paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Lifestyle stipend to support physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

• Flexible work-from-home policy.

• Options for remote work and telecommuting.

• State-of-the-art office located in Dallas’ Deep Ellum for employees who prefer an office environment.

• Initiatives led by employees focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Opportunities for professional growth.