Principal ML Scientist, GoDaddy
$165.5-278.5k
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Domain registrar & web hosting platform
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Domain registrar & web hosting platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$165.5-278.5k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make opportunity more inclusive for all and fuel a new generation of entrepreneurial endeavors.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience building and deploying large-scale AI/ML systems in technology, SaaS, or consumer-focused environments
- Proven expertise developing customer-facing Agentic AI applications, LLM-powered solutions, and intelligent automation systems
- Strong experience with recommendation systems, personalization platforms, ranking models, predictive modeling, and experimentation frameworks
- Deep knowledge of modern AI/ML frameworks, cloud platforms, distributed systems, software engineering best practices, and MLOps
- Hands-on proficiency with Python and AI development ecosystems, including familiarity with Claude Code and AI-assisted software development workflows
- We encourage you to apply even if your experience or skillset doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement
Desirable
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related technical field
- Experience designing and evaluating production-grade LLM, RAG, multi-agent, and orchestration architectures
- Experience building AI platforms supporting observability, governance, responsible AI, security, and compliance requirements
- Track record influencing architecture and technical strategy across multiple organizations without direct authority
- Experience mentoring senior engineers and scientists through architecture reviews, design guidance, and technical leadership
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Principal AI/ML Scientist to help define and build the next generation of AI-powered experiences across GoDaddy
- This role combines deep technical expertise, architectural leadership, and hands-on execution to shape our Generative AI, Agentic AI, recommendations, and personalization capabilities at global scale
- You'll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Design, and business leaders to solve complex customer problems and create intelligent experiences that help entrepreneurs start, grow, and thrive
- If you're passionate about building production AI systems, influencing technical strategy, and turning emerging AI technologies into real customer value, we'd love to talk with you
- Architect and scale Generative AI, Agentic AI, personalization, and recommendation systems that serve millions of customers globally
- Design and implement end-to-end AI/ML platforms including data pipelines, model training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and governance
- Define technical strategy, reusable architecture patterns, and platform capabilities that accelerate AI innovation across GoDaddy
- Lead development of Agentic AI solutions capable of autonomous reasoning, decision making, and action within customer-facing experiences
- Partner with Engineering, Product, Data, and Analytics teams to translate complex business challenges into scalable AI-powered solutions
Our take
GoDaddy is a leading web hosting company and internet domain registrar helping its 21+ million customers build professional websites and sell their products and services.
Following an increasing shift online for businesses, GoDaddy has made some strategic moves to harness this market wave. Most significantly, it has gotten ahead of the boom in eCommerce with its invoicing and payments services.
This simultaneously demonstrates a keen commitment to the requirements of its top users, and streamlines its services by eliminating the need for third-party programs. It is a smart update demonstrating market sensitivity and good business strategy.
Though its marketing and business practices have, in the past, attracted the ire of some - GoDaddy has for the most part successfully navigated these issues. It certainly hasn't dented its impressive customer numbers, and it continues to boast an impressive customer base including Roblox, Telegram and Asana.
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0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
South Tempe, Tempe, AZ
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