Senior AI Data Scientist, Solutions Developer

USAA

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Antonio, TXPlano, TXPhoenix, AZ
Salary
$143,320–$273,930 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
15 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $151,256–$215,875 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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About USAA

USAA (United Services Automobile Association) is a San Antonio-based Fortune 500 financial services company founded in 1922, dedicated to providing insurance, banking, and investment solutions exclusively to U.S. military members, veterans, and their families.

USAA currently has 65 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,080–$218,030 across 42 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior AI Data Scientist, Solutions Developer

The Senior AI Data Scientist – Solutions Developer joins the Data Science team within the Technology organization to transform operations and member experiences. This role involves gathering and manipulating structured and unstructured data to develop scalable, automated solutions using machine learning, simulation, and optimization. You will build and deploy models within the Model Development Control and Model Risk Management frameworks, creating a library of reusable, production-quality algorithms. Key technologies include Python, SQL, HQL, and NoSQL, alongside expertise in LLMs and agentic systems using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, and VertexAI. You will solve complex business problems by translating requests into analytical questions, managing project milestones, and mentoring junior staff. The work focuses on delivering actionable insights and production-ready assets within a highly regulated financial services environment.

What you'll do

  • Gather, interpret, and manipulate structured and unstructured data to enable advanced analytical solutions.
  • Develop scalable, automated solutions using machine learning, simulation, and optimization techniques.
  • Build and deploy models within the Model Development Control and Model Risk Management frameworks.
  • Translate complex business requests into specific analytical questions and communicate outcomes to non-technical colleagues.
  • Build and maintain a library of reusable, production-quality algorithms and supporting code.
  • Manage project milestones, risks, and impediments while escalating potential issues to leadership.
  • Serve as a mentor to junior data scientists in modeling, analytics, and computer science tasks.
  • Develop best practices for engaging with Data Engineering and IT to deploy production-ready analytical assets.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field and 6+ years of experience in predictive analytics or data analysis.
  • Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline and 4+ years of experience in predictive analytics or data analysis.
  • 4+ years of experience in training and validating statistical, physical, machine learning, and other advanced analytics models.
  • 4+ years of experience in Python for performing statistical analysis and building or scoring AI/ML models.
  • Strong experience querying and preprocessing data from structured and unstructured databases using SQL, HQL, or NoSQL.
  • Expertise in LLMs and agentic systems development using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, VertexAI, or others.
  • MLOps integration experience for production scaled AI solutions in cloud environments such as AWS or GCP.
  • Experience in financial services, insurance, banking, or other highly regulated industries (preferred).

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