# Data Scientist

**Company:** [Perplexity](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/perplexity)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Data Science
**Salary:** $210k – $330k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** SQL, Python, dbt, Snowflake, AI Agents, LLMs, RAG, Data Pipelines, A/B Testing, Semantic Layer
**Posted:** 2026-02-20

> Builds AI agents and systems to automate end-to-end data science workflows, including analysis, querying, pipelines, and experiment interpretation. Requires 6+ years in data science/engineering with strong SQL, Python, and AI experience.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do

- **Accelerate the AI-native data workflow** - turn what's working into repeatable systems, scalable tools, and patterns for the data team and company
- **Build AI agents that do data science** - conduct end-to-end analyses: explore data, form hypotheses, run queries, interpret results, generate recommendations
- **Make the warehouse AI-readable** - build semantic layer, context, retrieval infrastructure for accurate AI querying
- **Automate the data lifecycle** - self-healing pipelines, automated dbt model generation/validation, data quality agents
- **Ship AI-powered experiment analysis** - agents for A/B test interpretation, statistical flagging, ship/no-ship recommendations
- **Own the full lifecycle** - identify problems, prototype with LLMs, iterate, deploy, monitor
- **Turn the data team into a product team** - build internal data products with self-serve AI interfaces

## What We're Looking For

- **6-8+ years** in data science, analytics engineering, or related role
- **Strong product sense** - work with product/business teams, understand user behavior and metrics
- **Deep SQL expertise** - data modeling, warehouse experience
- **Pipeline experience** - build/maintain pipelines, dbt, data quality
- **Software engineering chops** - build/ship Python tools, APIs, deploy services
- **Genuinely excited about AI** - LLM building, agents, RAG, AI workflows
- **Builder mentality** - automate processes, ship fast
- **Autonomy** - define and execute roadmap

## Bonus

- Experience with **dbt** (production models)
- **Snowflake** administration/optimization
- Built **Slack bots**, CLI tools, developer tools
- **AI agent frameworks**
- **BI tools**
- **A/B testing**/experimentation
- Early-stage startup experience

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