Intuit
Senior AI Research Scientist
$180K–$244K
Mountain View, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in theoretical or applied research.
- Education
- PhD in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Statistics/Applied Mathematics or a related field with focus on AI/ML/Data Science.
About the job
Conducts AI research on decision-making under uncertainty and translates research into decision-support capabilities for Intuit’s fintech products.
What you'll do
- Research probabilistic, causal, and simulation-based models, and methods for LLM reasoning over structured business data.
- Collaborate across teams to translate AI research into customer-facing decision-support capabilities.
- Publish and present research, collaborate with the research community, and mentor junior scientists and interns.
What they ask for
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field focused on AI/ML/Data Science.
- 5+ years conducting theoretical or applied research and driving research projects.
- Experience developing and debugging in Python with Tensorflow, Pytorch, or similar frameworks.
- Deep machine-learning expertise and hands-on experience in one or more listed areas, such as probabilistic modeling, causal inference, forecasting, or reinforcement learning.
Nice to have
- First-author publications in top-tier AI conferences are ideally demonstrated.
- Experience disseminating technical ideas through open sourcing, publications, and presentations.
Pay
Mountain View $180,000 - $243,500 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Tensorflow, Pytorch
AI focus
Research into decision-focused AI, including probabilistic and causal modeling, forecasting, simulation-based planning, agentic and multi-agent systems, neuro-symbolic AI, reinforcement learning, and LLM-based reasoning for business decision workflows.
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