Toast
Staff Data Scientist
$133K–$272K
Remote, USA +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- Remote, USA
Huntsville, Alabama, United States - Experience
- 7+ years in data science.
- Education
- An advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related STEM field is preferred; no minimum education requirement stated.
About the job
Leads the development and productionization of scalable machine learning systems that improve Toast’s products, operations, and customer experiences.
What you'll do
- Own the machine learning lifecycle, from problem framing through deployment and monitoring.
- Design ML and statistical models, set modeling and experimentation standards, and guide architectural decisions.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, mentor data scientists, and lead initiatives that apply data science to business opportunities.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of data science experience delivering production ML systems with measurable impact.
- Experience with distributed data processing and training, real-time inference, and ML Ops frameworks.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL; experience with ML frameworks and cloud platforms.
- Experience with LLM services in large-scale production, experimentation, causal inference, and mentoring or technical leadership.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related STEM field.
- MLOps tooling experience or experience fine-tuning LLMs and applying RLHF.
Pay
$170,000 — $272,000 USD base salary; $148,000 — $237,000 USD base salary; $133,000 — $213,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, SQL, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, AWS, SageMaker, Bedrock
AI focus
Build production ML systems for recommendations, forecasting, targeting, and personalization; develop large-scale services on top of LLMs, with potential LLM fine-tuning and RLHF. The role also uses AI tools to improve development workflow and velocity.
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