IFS · 5 months ago
Data Scientist - Agentic AI Systems - The Loops
San Francisco, CA, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$240K/yr - $280K/yr
4+ years expIFS, through its subsidiary TheLoops, is pioneering the development of enterprise-grade AI agent platforms designed for critical applications. The Data Scientist role focuses on research and experimentation to enhance AI agents' capabilities in learning and interaction, requiring a blend of analytical thinking and practical implementation.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Asset ManagementEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Enterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Design and run applied research initiatives that inform the behavior and learning loops of AI agents
Build and evaluate models for planning, memory, retrieval, reasoning, or tool use in agentic systems
Develop internal tools and pipelines to test agent behavior across different environments
Analyze structured and unstructured data from user-agent interactions, logs, and experiments
Rapidly prototype and test hypotheses to improve agent performance and reliability
Collaborate with engineering, product, and design to translate insights into deployable features
Communicate findings clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences
Qualification
Required
Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics, or related quantitative field
4+ years of experience in data science, applied ML, or AI research
Strong Python and SQL skills; experience with libraries like scikit-learn, PyTorch, LangChain or any similar agentic framework
Familiarity with LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Reinforcement Learning, Fine-Tuning
Comfort with ambiguity, fast iteration cycles, and self-directed research
Excellent communication and storytelling skills — you can explain complex models to others clearly
Preferred
Experience working with agent frameworks (AutoGen, OpenAgents, LangGraph, etc.)
Background in decision-making models, memory systems, or multi-agent coordination
Exposure to vector databases, embeddings, and custom RAG pipelines
Experience building evaluation frameworks or simulators for agent performance
Experience with LLM Post Training – SFT, DPO, RLHF, GRPO
Benefits
Flexible paid time off, including sick and holiday
Medical, dental, & vision insurance
401K with Company contribution
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance and disability benefits
Tuition assistance
Community involvement and volunteering events
Company
IFS
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software solutions such as ERP, EAM, Service Management and Industrial AI It is a sub-organization of IFS.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.42BKey Investors
HgTA Associates
2025-04-09Secondary Market
2022-03-30Secondary Market
2020-07-14Secondary Market· $3.42B
Leadership Team
Mark Moffat
Chief Executive Officer
Matthias Heiden
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-14
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