Senior Staff Data Scientist

Role

Lead research, development, and deployment of core analytical components for Splunk Observability Cloud, delivering real-time, enterprise-grade ML solutions for streaming anomaly detection, predictive intelligence, and automated root-cause analysis. Drive the integration of Generative and Agentic AI features and establish frameworks for evaluating AI system trustworthiness and resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evolve agentic platforms and machine learning algorithms for anomaly detection and prediction.
• Apply Generative AI and Agentic AI techniques to enable AI-driven features in the product.
• Deliver RAG and Agentic products into production and own end-to-end feature delivery.
• Collaborate across engineering and product teams to define evaluation frameworks for AI trustworthiness and resilience.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture design, mentorship, and establish best practices for development, testing, and artifact management.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years of software engineering experience, or master’s degree with 10+ years of experience.
• Experience designing and building scalable cloud-based systems (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and working with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Proven technical leadership, architecture design, and end-to-end feature ownership in AI/ML or platform domains.
• Experience with API design and frameworks (OpenAPI, GraphQL, gRPC, REST).
• Prior experience delivering RAG and Agentic products into production.
• Expert proficiency with vibe coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor) is required.
• Up-to-date knowledge of Agentic and Generative AI research.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to propose effective solutions for complex requirements.
• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining cloud-native applications in AWS.
• Experience monitoring and analyzing metrics, traces, spans, and logs.
• Background in observability, generative AI, or model robustness.

Compensation & Benefits (summary)

• Posted starting salary range for U.S./Canada locations: $226,300.00 to $293,300.00. Location-specific ranges are provided in the posting.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; paid parental leave; short- and long-term disability; basic life insurance; potential restricted stock unit grants; paid holidays and flexible vacation programs; sick time; volunteer days; and eligibility for annual bonuses where applicable.