Principal Data Scientist, Cloud Gaming and AI

Nvidia

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$248,000–$379,500 / yr
Posted
81 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $178k
This role $314k
$101k most similar roles pay here $409k

This role pays more than 93% of similar roles. Most pay $131,365–$224,312 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $314k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

Nvidia currently has 896 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Data Scientist, Cloud Gaming and AI

Principal Data Scientist - Cloud Gaming and AI joins the GeForce NOW cloud team to provide technical leadership for data scientists and engineers managing global GPU compute services. The role involves designing and deploying AI/ML solutions for real-time diagnostics, LLM chatbots, suspicious activity detection, and predictive modeling for user retention and churn. You will build prescriptive analytics pipelines, forecasting models, and constraint optimization solvers to improve capacity management and server efficiency. The technical stack includes Python, SQL, Java, Spark, Pandas, Databricks, MLFlow, Delta Lake, Grafana, Kibana, Kubeflow, Elyra, Kubernetes, Kafka, and SQS. You will utilize frameworks like Scikit-learn, PyTorch, and TensorFlow to process petabytes of data. The work focuses on solving complex problems in cloud computing and streaming performance to deliver high-quality gaming experiences with low latency for end users.

What does a Data Scientist earn in Remote?

Median $217225 from 40 postings across 18 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Provide technical leadership to a team of data scientists and engineers for large-scale GPU compute services.
  • Develop a technical roadmap and design solutions based on requirements from leadership and stakeholders.
  • Build and deploy real-time analytics pipelines for user diagnostics, LLM chatbots, and suspicious activity detection.
  • Process petabytes of data using statistical and AI/ML models to provide actionable insights for the organization.
  • Use forecasting models and constraint optimization solvers to improve capacity management and server efficiency.
  • Develop predictive models with explainability for customer retention, churn analysis, and targeted outreach campaigns.
  • Create multi-agent self-learning harnesses to improve engineering productivity for analytics and deployments.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s/PhD degree or equivalent experience in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field.
  • 15+ years of software experience for large-scale and reliable production deployments.
  • 8+ years of proven experience in Statistics, AI, or Machine Learning.
  • Hands-on expertise in Python, SQL, Java, and modeling frameworks like Scikit-learn, PyTorch, and TensorFlow.
  • Experience with data storage and processing tools including Spark, Pandas, and Delta Lake.
  • Proven track record as a lead in research and application of data science at scale.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Preferred experience in User Retention Modeling, LLMs, Time Series Forecasting, or Operations Research.

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