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Lead Data Scientist, Transparency & Observability - Trust and Safety
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Analytics, or a related quantitative field; technical leadership of cross-team initiatives also required.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or above in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or Economics.
About the job
Architects Trust & Safety metrics, observability, data foundations, and transparency reporting, while leading AI readiness and technical strategy across teams.
What you'll do
- Design observability systems spanning enforcement metrics, pipelines, monitoring, and reporting.
- Build governed, audit-ready data foundations and reliable data products, including systems for agent consumption.
- Lead AI-readiness strategy and cross-team adoption, from identifying opportunities to production deployment; mentor technical teams.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Analytics, or a related quantitative field, including technical leadership of cross-team initiatives.
- Track record designing scalable data ecosystems, including data modeling, governed analytics layers, and production pipelines on large-scale platforms.
- Strong SQL and Python skills; experience building data quality, monitoring, or observability solutions and organization-wide metrics frameworks.
- Understanding of AI architecture patterns and responsible AI practices applied to operational workflows; bachelor's degree or above in a quantitative discipline.
Nice to have
- Experience in Trust & Safety, regulatory reporting, or compliance; familiarity with transparency and regulatory requirements such as the EU Digital Services Act (DSA).
- Experience driving program and change management across global, cross-functional teams.
Tools
Hive, Spark, SQL, Python, RAG, embeddings
AI focus
Leads Trust & Safety AI readiness and architecture; applies AI patterns and responsible AI practices to operational workflows, builds data systems for agent consumption, and takes AI and data solutions from experimentation to reliable production.
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