Principal Data Scientist, Aera Technology

$225-240k

Plus equity

Python

Tensorflow

Scikit-Learn

PyTorch

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

Cognitive technology for Decision Intelligence

Be an early applicant

Cognitive technology for Decision Intelligence

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseBusiness IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaSAutomation

Be an early applicant

$225-240k

Plus equity

Python

Tensorflow

Scikit-Learn

PyTorch

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseBusiness IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaSAutomation

Company mission

To drive beyond digital transformation so that organizations can operate at internet speed and scale in the era of Decision Intelligence.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline
10+ years of experience in applied machine learning, statistical modeling, or AI solution development, with proven success deploying models in production
Strong expertise in Python, R, or similar languages, and experience with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn
Deep understanding of statistical methods, optimization, and data-driven experimentation
Experience leading large-scale projects and influencing product or platform-level decisions
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value
Demonstrated leadership in mentoring, peer development, and cross-functional collaboration

What the job involves

The Principal Data Scientist plays a critical role in shaping and advancing Aera’s Data Science strategy
This role drives high-impact machine learning initiatives, designs and deploys scalable AI solutions, and ensures that Aera’s data-driven capabilities continue to evolve in line with business goals
The Principal Data Scientist acts as a thought leader — partnering with Product, Engineering, and Client Success teams to solve complex business problems, enhance product intelligence, and guide the overall data science direction for the organization
The ideal candidate will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and able to be in office with the SVP of data science and CTO at HQ in Mountain View three days per week
Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of advanced machine learning and statistical models that deliver measurable business outcomes
Collaborate with cross-functional teams — including Product, Engineering, and Client Success — to define data-driven solutions, influence product strategy, and ensure seamless model integration within the Aera platform
Drive experimentation and innovation by exploring new algorithms, techniques, and technologies that enhance model performance, scalability, and interpretability
Translate complex analytical results into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders, shaping business and product decisions
Define best practices for model governance, versioning, and monitoring to ensure reliability and compliance in production environments
Act as a subject matter expert and thought leader within Data Science, mentoring senior team members and fostering a culture of rigor, innovation, and continuous learning
Partner with leadership to define and refine Aera’s long-term data science roadmap, ensuring alignment with overall organizational and product strategy
Contribute to the evolution of Aera’s Data Science platform through experimentation, evaluation of new tools, and collaboration with Engineering teams

Our take

Aera Technology is an intelligent automation company helping enterprises “self-drive.” Its key product, Aera, integrates with existing systems and predicts outcomes for businesses, makes recommendations, and acts autonomously at scale to save money and streamline business operations.

Whilst over a half of companies currently employ intelligent automation in some capacity, adopting it at scale has to date proven complicated. With the past few years proving drastically and continuously disruptive for many industries, the value of broad intelligent automation that helps navigate complex and choppy waters is clear - and Aera hopes to provide precisely that.

Aera Technology has been smart to stress that the concrete benefits of this product extend beyond saving time and money, and in fact have material social benefits like improving healthcare results or reducing traffic accidents. This may help nudge more users on board as the company expands its customer base beyond select clientele, which includes the likes of Unilever and Merck.

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Insights

Top investors

-18% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Jun 2019

$80m

SERIES C

Jun 2017

$50m

LATE VC

Total funding: $173.7m

Company benefits

Dental and optical insurance
401 (k) plan
Work from home opportunities
Health insurance

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Shariq Mansoor

(Founder & CTO)

Founder and former CTO of FusionOps, and former CTO at iSpring. Graduated in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Houston.

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