Data Science Architect

Full Job Description

Overview of 66degrees

66degrees is an end-to-end AI transformation partner that guides enterprises from complex business challenges to clear, quantifiable outcomes. Our company is the culmination of several successful firms, each a leader in its own right in cloud, artificial intelligence, and data. This convergence of talent and expertise is how we help businesses reach their own "inflection point," where chaotic data becomes a strategic asset, complexity becomes clarity, and AI becomes an engine for growth. Our ultimate vision is to be the catalyst for a future where every business operates as an intelligent enterprise, with autonomous systems unlocking human potential.

At 66degrees, we believe in thriving through challenges and winning together. These values not only guide us in achieving our goals as a company but also for our people. We are dedicated to creating a significant impact for our employees by fostering a culture that sparks innovation and supports professional and personal growth along the way.

Overview of Role

As the ideal ML Architect, you are someone who can do a deep technical dive and communicate effectively with others. You love wrangling messy data into an elegant solution, and helping others understand the power of their data. This role is a chance to have a huge impact on how businesses operate and make decisions on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

• Dive deep into a wide range of data (tabular, text, image, etc.) to identify pain-points and deliver data-driven insights to our clients.

• Utilize analytical techniques to determine areas of opportunities to help meet business goals.

• Leverage GCP services to train and deploy off-the-shelf (Vertex AI/AutoML/BQML) or custom models to address a client’s business problem.

• Be a thought leader for your team on projects and contribute to key practice initiatives.

• Act as subject matter expert on pre-sales calls and requests for proposals.

• Drive successful delivery of analytics solutions.

• Create reports and presentations that showcase the value of your solution to our clients.

• Work with other members of the data science team to establish a center of excellence and create standard operating procedures, accelerators, and sales assets.

• Lead the design of technical solutions to meet the business needs of customers and clients. This includes working with stakeholders to understand their requirements, developing high-level and detailed solution designs, and ensuring that the solutions are technically feasible and cost-effective.

• Provide technical leadership to customer and client engagements, including working with the sales team to develop and deliver technical presentations and proposals, and working with the delivery team to implement and support the technical solutions.

• Mentor and train junior team members and help them to develop their technical skills and knowledge. This includes providing feedback, coaching, and guidance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with data science and 3+ years of relevant architectural experience.

• Python programming, R is a plus.

• SQL Experience.

• GenAI experience in one or all of Prompt Engineering, RAG, Fine-tuning is a must to have, Agentic AI is a plus to have.

• Knowledge of Data Warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Synapse).

• Experience with version control systems, such as Git/Github.

• Big Data processing framework experience (eg Spark/Pyspark, Dask, Hive).

• Experience developing Machine Learning models and using Deep Learning frameworks like Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch.

• Ability to communicate complex, technical processes to non-technical business stakeholders.

• Experience developing and maintaining solution design standards and best practices.

• Ability to track changing business requirements and deliver quality solutions both independently and with teams of varying skill sets.

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science or similar.

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform is a plus.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related or equivalent work experience required.

Please note, we cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind, at this time.

66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected class.

AI Transparency & Disclosure

As an AI transformation partner, 66degrees leverages intelligent solutions to enhance our recruitment experience. We utilize AI tools—including LinkedIn Recruiter’s Hiring Assistant and interview transcription technologies—to assist with sourcing, role analysis, and capturing interview highlights.

These tools augment our process, but we "Commit to Our Craft" by ensuring all final hiring decisions are made by our human Talent Team. By applying, you acknowledge the use of these technologies to help us "Win Together" in finding the best fit for our team.

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