Senior Data Scientist

Haystack
Fort Worth, Texas, United StatesFull-timePosted Sep 18, 2026

About the role

A Fortune 500 transportation company is revolutionizing customer experiences by leveraging cutting-edge Generative AI and machine learning. This collaborative, high-performing team is dedicated to supporting Contact Center and Digital Customer Experience initiatives.

The Role

Design, develop, test, and productionize Generative AI applications for customer service and contact center use cases.

Create solutions for customer comment and complaint classification, interaction summarization, and tailored customer response generation.

Implement and optimize machine learning and AI pipelines, including model deployment, orchestration, monitoring, and optimization.

Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, product partners, and other stakeholders, contributing to technical discussions and solution design.

Contribute to experiments involving agentic AI and alternative AI application architectures.

Improve and maintain existing AI and machine learning codebases, ensuring scalability and production readiness.

What You'll Need

Master's or Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline.

5+ years of experience in data science, machine learning engineering, AI engineering, or a related field.

Strong proficiency in Python, including production-grade coding, modularization, testing, debugging, and performance tuning.

Hands-on experience designing and implementing Generative AI applications, LLMs, and prompt engineering.

Proficiency with SQL and working with data, coupled with a strong understanding of statistical and machine learning techniques.

Ability to analyze complex problems, identify solutions, and communicate technical concepts effectively to diverse audiences.

What's On Offer

Opportunity to work with Generative AI and machine learning to impact customer experiences at a large transportation company.

Engaging work environment within a collaborative, high-performing ML/AI team.

Hybrid work schedule with onsite days in Fort Worth, providing a blend of collaboration and flexibility.

Contribute to a modern tech stack focused on Python, GenAI, LLMs, and Azure ML/Databricks.

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Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and productionize Generative AI applications for customer service and contact center use cases
  • Create solutions for customer comment and complaint classification, interaction summarization, and tailored customer response generation
  • Implement and optimize machine learning and AI pipelines, including model deployment, orchestration, monitoring, and optimization
  • Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, product partners, and other stakeholders
  • Contribute to experiments involving agentic AI and alternative AI application architectures
  • Improve and maintain existing AI and machine learning codebases

Qualifications

  • Master's or Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline
  • 5+ years of experience in data science, machine learning engineering, AI engineering, or a related field
  • Strong proficiency in Python, including production-grade coding, modularization, testing, debugging, and performance tuning
  • Hands-on experience designing and implementing Generative AI applications, LLMs, and prompt engineering
  • Proficiency with SQL and working with data, coupled with a strong understanding of statistical and machine learning techniques
  • Ability to analyze complex problems, identify solutions, and communicate technical concepts effectively

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with Generative AI and machine learning to impact customer experiences
  • Engaging work environment within a collaborative, high-performing ML/AI team
  • Hybrid work schedule with onsite days in Fort Worth

Skills mentioned

PythonGenerative AILarge Language ModelsPrompt EngineeringMachine LearningSQLMLOpsModel DeploymentModel MonitoringDatabricks

About Haystack

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Technology51-200 employeesNewcastle upon Tyne, England