Suno · 1 week ago
Senior or Staff Data Scientist, Recommendations
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expSuno is a music company that amplifies imagination through its advanced AI music model and creative platform. They are seeking a founding Recommendation Data Scientist to build music discovery and recommendation systems, collaborating with various teams to enhance user engagement and experience. The role involves hands-on data exploration, prototyping, and developing sophisticated ML models for effective music recommendations.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Music
Responsibilities
Define content strategy: Partner with product and growth leaders to establish our initial content discovery strategy, recommendation goals, and success metrics
Get hands-on: Dive deep into user behavior patterns and content characteristics, using these insights to prototype and improve upon recommendation algorithms and features
Design and run experiments: Create rigorous testing frameworks to validate recommendation improvements and measure impact on user engagement, retention, and music creation
Build evaluation systems: Develop comprehensive frameworks for measuring recommendation quality across multiple dimensions - relevance, diversity, novelty, and user satisfaction
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with engineering to test and implement recommendation algorithms and with product to shape user experience
Shape data culture: As a part of our growing data science team, contribute to strong data foundations and foster a nuanced and healthy company-wide relationship with data
Qualification
Required
6+ years experience in data science or machine learning roles with direct experience on recommendation systems - ideally in consumer products, music/audio, or content platforms
Strong technical skills in Python, SQL, and statistical modeling
Experience designing and running rigorous experiments, evaluating tradeoffs, deriving clear insights, and making actionable recommendations
Excellent communication and experience working across multiple functions to influence decisions
A self-starter mentality with the ability to thrive in ambiguity, eagerness to wear multiple hats, and passion for continuous learning
Applicants must be eligible to work in the US
Benefits
Company Equity Package
401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Creative Education Stipend
Generous Commuter Allowance
In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)
Company
Suno
Suno is a music-technology company that provides an AI-powered platform for generating original songs from simple text prompts.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$375MKey Investors
Menlo VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersMatrix
2025-11-19Series C· $250M
2024-05-20Series B· $125M
2023-03-01Series A
Leadership Team
Georg Kucsko
Co-Founder & CTO
Keenan Freyberg
Co-Founder & COO
Recent News
Digital Music News
2026-01-22
Boston Globe
2026-01-16
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