Founding Automated AI Product Engineer- Data Scientist
Founding Forward Deployed Data Scientist
San Francisco, CA (4 days/week onsite)
About the Role
Our client is building an AI-native product engineer that helps teams understand what to build next. Instead of relying on instinct or fragmented analysis, their platform automatically synthesizes user behavior and feedback to produce a clear, prioritized roadmap for product teams.
They are hiring a Founding Forward Deployed Data Scientist to work directly with customers, extract high-leverage insights, and build the analytics foundation that powers their product.
This is a true early-stage role (team of 5) with significant ownership, autonomy, and upside.
This role is ideal for someone who has considered founding a company but wants meaningful equity and product impact without taking full founder risk.
What You’ll Do
Work directly with customers to understand workflows and analytics needs
Own product analytics from insight generation through implementation
Build and ship analytics frameworks adopted by product and growth teams
Design and evaluate experimentation frameworks (A/B tests, diff-in-diff, matched markets, etc.)
Apply causal inference techniques to real-world product decisions
Develop internal tooling in Python (automation, APIs, workflow acceleration)
Leverage LLMs (prompt engineering, embeddings, hallucination evaluation) to enhance product intelligence
Deliver executive-level insight readouts to product, design, and engineering teams
Operate independently in an ambiguous, fast-moving startup environment
