Applied Scientist, Customer Growth

Thumbtack

Remote
$159,800 - $243,100 py
Remote
Applied ai/data science
Deploying models to production
Python programming
Thumbtack is seeking an Applied Scientist for the Customer Growth team, focusing on leveraging AI to drive marketing and user engagement initiatives. The role requires significant experience in applied AI, data science, and a solid understanding of programming, particularly in Python

Job Summary

  • The Customer Growth Applied Science team is responsible for delivering profitable growth to Thumbtack by developing and deploying state of the art Artificial Intelligence (AI) models in growth marketing and demand partnerships.
  • Build and deploy AI systems to production, examples include Customer Lifetime Value, LLM-powered agentic systems to generate ad copies at scale, recommendation systems, and next best action models.
  • Analyze a wide variety of data, structured and unstructured, observational and experimental to drive model development, while maintaining a balance between speed of execution and scientific rigor.

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Thumbtack is seeking an Applied Scientist for the Customer Growth team, focusing on leveraging AI to drive marketing and user engagement initiatives. The role requires significant experience in applied AI, data science, and a solid understanding of programming, particularly in Python.

Salary

$159,800 - $243,100

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Applied AI/Data Science
  • Deploying models to production
  • Python programming
  • Probability and statistics
  • Experimental design
  • Predictive modeling
  • Optimization
  • Causal inference

Nice-to-have

  • Generative AI models
  • Agentic systems
  • Cross-functional execution
  • Technical roadmap development

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in applied AI / data science
  • Familiarity with agentic software engineering tools
  • Ability to drive technical and impactful roadmaps
  • Experience working through complex projects
  • Ability to break down complex problems rigorously
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively

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