Principal Data Scientist - AI/ML - Boston - ref. k3536019

This role is instrumental in driving the future of cloud optimization at CloudZero.

Why This Role Matters:

• Be a Pioneer: Lead the development of AI solutions in FinOps and business optimization—an area critical to cloud-native organizations.
• Tackle Complex Problems: Address one of cloud businesses' hardest and most critical challenges, connecting their technology investments to revenue and other key business metrics.
• Shape the Future: Develop ML and AI-driven innovations that redefine how organizations understand and act on their cloud costs.
• Build Impactful Technology: Collaborate with world-class teams to design solutions that enable businesses to operate more efficiently and strategically in the cloud.

What You’ll Do

As the Principal Data Scientist - AI/ML driving this mission at CloudZero, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML solutions that transform how cloud cost data informs business decisions. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Applied Generative AI Research:

• Stay ahead of the curve researching the latest in Generative AI technologies across all services and cloud providers with a focus on AWS Bedrock, AWS Sagemaker, Snowflake, and Anthropic.
• Ensure CloudZero leads the industry in world-class Generative AI-driven capabilities for FinOps, Software Engineering, and Cloud Optimization
• ML Model Development:
• Research, design, and implement machine learning models to analyze cloud spend and correlate it with business outcomes.
• Develop predictive and prescriptive models for cost forecasting, anomaly detection, and scenario optimization.
• Cloud Cost Optimization AI:
• Architect AI-driven algorithms to simplify and automate FinOps processes, ensuring they are actionable for engineering, finance, and leadership teams.
• Address foundational problems like linking cloud spend to revenue, cost-per-customer metrics, and other key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Collaboration:
• Partner with product, engineering, and data science teams to embed AI/ML capabilities into our core platform.
• Collaborate with cloud architects and FinOps specialists to ensure models align with real-world business challenges.
• Innovation:
• Continuously explore and integrate AI, ML, and Generative AI advancements to keep CloudZero’s technology at the cutting edge.
• Experiment with Generative AI, reinforcement learning, RAG, Agents and Agentic workflows, and other advanced and emerging techniques to drive innovation in Cloud Optimization and FinOps.

Requirements

• AI/ML Expertise: Proven experience building and deploying AL/ML models (e.g., regression, classification, NLP, deep learning) using modern frameworks and AWS services like Bedrock and SageMaker.
• Cloud Savvy: A strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their cost structures. Experience with cloud cost optimization tools is a plus.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Python, R, or similar languages widely used in the data science community. Experience with data processing tools (e.g., Pandas, dbt, Airflow).
• Data Handling: Expertise in working with large-scale, unstructured datasets and data pipelines. Knowledge of databases (Snowflake, Postgres, DynamoDB) and ETL/ELT processes.
• Strategic Mindset: A passion for solving complex business problems through AI/ML. Experience in FinOps or financial modeling is highly desirable.
• Collaboration & Communication: Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams to translate AI/ML insights into actionable outcomes.
• Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field desired; PhD a plus. 5+ years of industry experience developing AI/ML systems in production.

Why You

This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of defining how businesses operate in the cloud era.

About CloudZero

CloudZero ingests billing and usage data from all cloud, SaaS, and PaaS providers, organizes it in real-time according to our customers’ business structures, lets customers view it at any level of time or resource granularity, and ultimately empowers them to make more informed business decisions.

To solve this, we’ve built a dynamic, single-page application that answers the complex, data-heavy questions every cloud-based organization needs to ask if they want to grow their company profitably.

To date, we’ve raised over from leading venture capital firms nationwide. We’re solving problems of massive scale, business importance, and complexity in a space that needs it more than ever. We’re growing rapidly and would love for you to be a part of it.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We cannot currently sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an Employment Visa.

Benefits

CloudZero offers competitive compensation and benefits, including:

• Comprehensive Health Care, Dental, and Vision Plans
• CloudZero Equity
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• PTO