Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt take control and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love.
Bready* to make a change
Toast is looking for a Staff Data Scientist to bring data science capabilities into the Toast platform. You will work with engineers and product managers to build statistical and machine learning models for product lines such as sales recommendation and Toast product package recommendation.
About thisroll* (Responsibilities)
- Apply a diverse set of expertise including data mining statistical analysis and machine learning to deliver impactful objective and actionable data insights that enable informed business and product decisions
- Collaborate with line of business teams and collaborate with product managers engineers and data scientists to foster datadriven decisions that yield significant impacts
- Monitor and analyze the performance of existing models and strategies identifying areas for improvement and implementing datadriven refinements as needed.
- Present complex datadriven insights and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear concise and actionable manner while fostering a datadriven culture within the organization.
- Mentor and guide junior data scientists fostering a collaborative environment and promoting the growth and development of the AI Engineering team.
- Stay current with the latest trends and developments in data science and AI continually exploring new methods and technologies to enhance the organizations capabilities.
- Thrive in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment
Do you have the right ingredients* (Requirements)
- Advanced degree in quantitative field such as Data Science Statistics Mathematics Financial Engineering or related discipline
- 710 years of data science machine learning and NLP experience
- Proficiency in machine learning AI and statistical modeling techniques (e.g. regression with a strong track record of developing and deploying successful predictive models in a scalable production setting.
- Strong proficiency in Python and SQL and experience with data science libraries and tools such as: Spark Scala scikitlearn Tensorflow PyTorch XGBoost etc.
- Experience with cloud solutions preferably with AWS tooling (e.g. SageMaker DynamoDB Athena Glue etc.)
- Familiarity with standard software engineering practices and tools including objectoriented programming testdriven development CI/CD git task orchestration (Airflow) and AWS tooling
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex datadriven insights to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and guiding junior data scientists
Bonus ingredients*:
- Passion for research and curiosity that calls you to go beyond good enough to create something innovative and exciting
- Self starter who loves to dig into different kinds of data to solve business problems and can communicate their findings to crossfunctional stakeholders
- Experience with LLM and building GenAI applications in production is a plus
Our Spread* of Total Rewards
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract retain and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at puns encouraged but not required
The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime bonus/commissions if eligible) equity and benefits.
Pay Range
$143000$229000 USD
Diversity Equity and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success
At Toast our employees are our secret ingredientwhen they thrive we restaurant industry is one of the most diverse and we embrace that diversity with authenticity inclusivity respect and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.
We Thrive Together
We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters inperson collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally check out: today!
Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process please contact .
Required Experience:
Staff IC