Associate Data Scientist – Applied (Remote)

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Job Summary:

Guideline is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join the Data Science team. In this role, you will develop and deploy AI/ML models to solve complex business challenges while collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior members.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and deploy AI/ML models to solve complex business problems, such as anomaly detection, personalized experience, generative AI application, algorithm & optimization.

• Transition models from proof-of-concept to production-ready solutions, ensuring scalability and performance.

• Review and contribute to codebases, participate in pull requests, and maintain high-quality engineering standards.

• Work with containerized environments to deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot ML services.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including analytics, engineering, products and business stakeholders, to align solutions with organizational needs.

• Become a domain expert in key business areas, enabling you to craft intelligent, impactful data-driven solutions.

• Mentor and coach junior team members, sharing best practices and set the bar for technical excellence.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 3+ years of hands-on Data Science or ML Engineering experience (1+ years if you have a PhD)

• Proven track record of developing and deploying ML solutions in production, from PoC to scalable systems.

• Strong programming skills (Python, C++, Java, or Scala) and proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.

• Hands-on experience designing and building scalable distributed systems with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), MLOps, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Ability to work cross-functionally, translating business needs into AI-driven solutions and communicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred:

• Ability to bring up UIs (streamlit, ReactJS) to demonstrate your ideas is a plus!

Company:

Guideline is a retirement plan platform that offers the all-inclusive 401(k) and full-stack solution for growing businesses. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. Guideline has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.