Drimva

Airwallex

Staff Data Scientist, Algorithm, Growth

$250K–$299K

US - Seattle · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026

Experience
7+ years of industry experience.
Education
Advanced degree, such as a PhD or MS, in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Engineering, the Sciences, Computer Science, or Economics.

About the job

Builds and leads production data science systems that use machine learning and AI to improve customer growth, measure initiative impact, and guide business decisions.

What you'll do

  • Design, deploy, and iterate on predictive, personalization, recommendation, LLM-powered, incentive optimization, and causal inference systems.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to turn data and AI into recommendations, investment decisions, and go-to-market strategies; measure impact of growth initiatives.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentorship, and long-term direction for the data science team.

What they ask for

  • 7+ years of industry experience and an advanced degree (such as a PhD or MS) in a quantitative field.
  • Expert knowledge of machine learning and statistical modelling for data-driven growth strategy.
  • Hands-on experience building, deploying, and maintaining production-grade ML models, including cloud-based services and real-time or batch pipelines.
  • Strong experience with SQL and Python; experience applying ML and statistical models to causal measurement; strong experience in AI harness and building AI agents.

Nice to have

  • Experience with schema design and dimensional data modelling.
  • Experience communicating recommendations to leadership and cross-functional teams, or providing technical mentorship in industry.

Pay

$250K – $299K (USD, base salary); Offers Equity; Offers Bonus

Tools

SQL, Python

AI focus

Build LLM-powered applications, AI agents, AI analytics harnesses, and production systems that use AI and machine learning to optimize growth and customer experiences; own evaluation, validation, and governance.

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