Senior Data Scientist II

About Us

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Overview

Join us at Seismic, a cutting-edge technology company leading the way in the SaaS industry. We specialize in delivering modern, scalable, and multi-cloud solutions that empower businesses to succeed in today’s digital era. Leveraging the latest advancements in technology, including Generative AI, we are committed to driving innovation and transforming the way businesses operate. As we embark on an exciting journey of growth and expansion, we are seeking a talented Data Scientist to join our AI team in Hyderabad, India.

Seismic AI

AI is one of the fastest-growing product areas in Seismic. We believe that AI, particularly Generative AI, will empower and transform how Enterprise sales and marketing organizations operate and interact with customers. Seismic Aura, our leading AI engine, is powering this change in the sales enablement space and is being infused across the Seismic enablement cloud. Our focus is to leverage AI across the Seismic platform to make our customers more productive and efficient in their day-to-day tasks, and to drive more successful sales outcomes.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to be a key contributor in a rapidly growing company and drive innovation in the SaaS industry.
• Work with cutting-edge technologies and be at the forefront of AI advancements.
• Competitive compensation package, including salary, bonus, and equity options.
• A supportive, inclusive work culture.
• Professional development opportunities and career growth potential in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
  
  

Who You Are

As a Senior Data Scientist II, you will architect and develop complex AI applications, lead strategic technical initiatives, and mentor other data scientists and engineers to build next-gen AI capabilities. You will own high-impact projects and work with cross-functional teams to design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance models and AI applications that deliver exceptional value to our customers. This position offers a unique opportunity to make an impact on our company’s growth and success by bringing AI-powered features to life across our platform, including content discovery, learning and coaching, meeting intelligence and various AI capabilities. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role ideal for a senior individual contributor ready to scale AI in production.

Key Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing:

• AI Application Development: Architect and develop robust and scalable data science and AI applications, including NLP, classification, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and conversational/agentic, and multi-agent systems.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Mentor and coach junior and mid-level data scientists and engineers, promoting technical excellence and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Model Optimization: Design and implement high-performance machine learning models and pipelines. Continuously improve latency, robustness, accuracy, and scalability.
• Innovation and Technology Adoption: Evaluate and implement new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to improve the efficiency and quality of AI systems.
• Product Integration: Collaborate with AI engineers, software engineers, and product managers to seamlessly integrate AI features across Seismic’s products.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with UX, engineering, and product teams to design end-to-end intelligent experiences for our users.
• Decision-making and Ownership: Take ownership of complex decisions within your domain and contributing to goal-setting and strategy.
  
  

What You Bring To The Team

• Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience, or an advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) with 6+ years of industry experience in data science or AI.
• Technical Expertise:
• Deep knowledge of AI and data science, including Generative AI, LLMs (OpenAI, Azure, Google, open-source), RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, NLP, and image models.
• Strong proficiency in Python, along with libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
• Hands-on experience with HuggingFace, LangChain, and cloud-native AI services.
• Cloud Expertise:
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP for model training, deployment, and data workflows.
• Familiarity with MLOps and model lifecycle management in production environments.
• Product Thinking:
• Ability to translate complex business challenges into technical solutions that scale.
• Experience in collaborating with product management and design in a product triad model.
• Proven track record of delivering AI-powered features from concept to production.
• Education:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Other Skills:
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong decision-making ability and a thoughtful, data-driven approach to solving problems.
• Experience working in a fast-paced SaaS or tech-driven environment.
  
  

What We Have For You

At Seismic, we’re committed to providing benefits and perks for the whole self. To explore our benefits available in each country, please visit the Global Benefits page.

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Headquartered in San Diego and with employees across the globe, Seismic is the global leader in sales enablement, backed by firms such as Permira, Ameriprise Financial, EDBI, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and T. Rowe Price. Seismic also expanded its team and product portfolio with the strategic acquisitions of SAVO, Percolate, Grapevine6, and Lessonly. Our board of directors is composed of several industry luminaries including John Thompson, former Chairman of the Board for Microsoft. 

Seismic is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, or any other classification which is protected by applicable law.  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.