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Luminate · 3 days ago

Senior Data Scientist, Generative AI

NYC Metro Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$175K/yr - $200K/yr

5+ years exp

Luminate is the preeminent entertainment data and insights company, unlocking access to essential, objective data compiled from verified sources. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Generative AI to develop models and tools for production systems and to define frameworks for data quality standards, impacting their Music and Film & TV products.

AnalyticsMedia and EntertainmentSoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design, build, and deploy robust, scalable machine learning models that power core product features. You will write production-quality code and be responsible for the end-to-end implementation of AI/ML systems

Take full ownership of the model development process, including data sourcing and feature engineering, model training and validation, testing, and deployment

You will design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure model performance, reliability, and health in a live environment

Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to define the art of the possible. You'll stay on the absolute bleeding edge of AI, evaluating new tools, papers, and techniques to keep our products ahead of the curve

Champion and implement best practices for AI/MLOps, including model versioning, automated training pipelines, and CI/CD for machine learning, to improve the velocity and quality of our AI development

Qualification

AI/ML systemsPythonLLMs knowledgeCloud deployment (AWS)Data platforms (Snowflake)AI/MLOps best practicesModel optimization techniquesMulti-modal modelsOpen-source contributionsSoft skills

Required

An advanced degree (MS or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

5+ years of professional experience focused on building and shipping production-level AI/ML systems

Have a deep, foundational knowledge of how LLMs work. Can speak confidently about transformer architecture, attention mechanisms, and the principles behind RAG, fine-tuning, and advanced prompt engineering

Expert-level proficiency in Python and its ecosystem and deep experience with AI/ML frameworks (such as LangChain, ai, and PyTorch)

Hands-on experience deploying and managing models in a major cloud environment (AWS preferred), coupled with deep familiarity with modern data platforms like Snowflake

Possess an intuitive feel for writing elegant, efficient, and effective code. You thrive in a fast-paced, experimental environment where you can quickly bring ideas to life

Preferred

Experience building autonomous AI agents or multi-agent systems

Contributions to major open-source AI projects

Knowledge of model optimization techniques like quantization or distillation

Experience with multi-modal models (text, image, audio)

Benefits

100% paid for Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance

401K with matching

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Hybrid Work - 4 In-Office Working days (Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays) with flexibility to WFH when needed

Flexible Time Away / Time Off - You are empowered to do the things you enjoy outside of work too

Community! - Participate, create, or develop our employee clubs, affinity groups and 2% Volunteer initiative which allows you to take paid time off to volunteer within your community

Family Planning Assistance and Parental leave for all partners

LGBTQ+ medical benefits and more!