Staff Applied Data Scientist (PhD)

🚗 Why us?
Your car and your home are the two most expensive things you’ll ever own — and the hardest to manage. At Jerry.ai, we’re building the first super app to help everyday Americans take control of both. From insurance and financing to repairs and real estate, we’re reimagining what it means to own and maintain your car and home. This is a $5 trillion+ problem — and we’re the only company tackling it end to end.

2024 was a milestone year for Jerry.ai. We delivered nearly 50% year-over-year revenue growth while reaching profitability for the first time in our history.

And we're just getting started! Our growth is driven by forward-thinking technology; Harvard Business Review covered the success of our chatbot less than a year after its launch and Jerry.ai is getting mentioned in many conversations about our use of GenAI, such as this Forbes article.

💻 About the opportunity

We are looking for a Staff Applied Data Scientist (PhD) who is energized by working with a high caliber team and making a material difference in the lives of millions to join us! Reporting directly to our cofounder/CTO, you will architect and deploy advanced ML models with massive real-world applications (e.g. model & predict user behavior, leverage LLMs and custom-built components to optimize our chatbot & voicebot, etc). Come play a key role in helping us grow from 5M to 50M customers and become a $10B company in the next 4 years!

We have a fast-paced startup culture that empowers you to move quickly, test, iterate, and own projects end-to-end in an environment where your ideas matter and your impact is felt from day one. You’ll work with extremely talented and passionate engineers, data scientists, and analysts from companies like NVIDIA, Meta, Amazon, ByteDance, Square, Robinhood and more.

🫵 How you will make an impact

• Develop and architect complex machine learning models to address critical business challenges and drive company-wide strategic initiatives

• Take ownership of the end-to-end modeling process, from initial ideation to model deployment and maintenance

• Conduct thorough data preparation and analysis to ensure the quality and relevance of input data for modeling tasks

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product and Data Engineering to productize and deploy models into production systems

• Contribute to large-scale company initiatives aimed at solving problems that haven’t yet been touched by anyone at Jerry.ai

🚀 Requirements

• PhD in Physics or related field

• 5+ years of experience building and deploying models from scratch.

• Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms and techniques, with experience in building and deploying models from scratch.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into practical modeling solutions.

• Passion for real-world application of machine learning, with a desire to make a significant impact on large-scale business initiatives.

While we appreciate your interest and application, only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

Jerry.ai is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, reproductive health decisions or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

Jerry.ai is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected]

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed on this job posting, determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future. In addition to base salary, the compensation may include opportunities for equity grants.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to regular employees, including health, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, paid parental leave, 401(K) plan with employer matching, and wellness benefits, among others. Equity opportunities may also be part of your total rewards package. Part-time, contract, or freelance roles may not be eligible for certain benefits.

About Jerry.ai:

Jerry.ai is America’s first and only super app to radically simplify car ownership. We are redefining how people manage owning a car, one of their most expensive and time-consuming assets. 

Backed by artificial intelligence and machine learning, Jerry.ai simplifies and automates owning and maintaining a car while providing personalized services for all car owners' needs. We spend every day innovating and improving our AI-powered app to provide the best possible experience for our customers. From car insurance and financing to maintenance and safety, Jerry.ai does it all.

We are the #1 rated and most downloaded app in our category with a 4.7 star rating in the App Store. We have more than 5 million customers — and we’re just getting started. 

Jerry.ai was founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneurs and has raised more than $240 million in financing.

Join our team and work with passionate, curious and egoless people who love solving real-world problems. Help us build a revolutionary product that’s disrupting a massive market.