Principal Data Scientist

We Are Looking For

We are seeking an analytical and innovative Data Scientist to join our Data & AI team. You will play a key role in developing and deploying advanced machine learning models to solve real-world business challenges. Your efforts will help optimize data pipelines, extract actionable insights, and shape the future of intelligent solutions at AvePoint.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, build, and deploy machine learning models leveraging structured and unstructured data.
• Shape and engineer data pipelines for optimal model performance and production-grade scalability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, researchers, and product teams to define requirements and deliver impactful AI/ML solutions.
• Analyze experimental data, conduct model validation, and continuously improve accuracy and robustness.
• Document methodologies and results, presenting findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support operationalizing models within AvePoint’s ecosystem, ensuring responsible data handling and compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, or related field (PhD not required, but a strong plus).
• 10+ years of hands-on machine learning experience, including building, evaluating, and streamlining data-driven models for business use.
• Proficiency with Python and major ML/data libraries (e.g., Pandas, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Strong background in data wrangling, cleansing, feature engineering, and ETL pipeline development.
• Practical experience deploying models in a cloud or distributed environment.

What We Value

• Commitment to excellence and continual professional development.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Initiative and ownership in research and project execution.
• Collaboration with diverse, global teams.
• Clarity in communicating technical information to varied audiences.

Benefits

• Competitive market-based compensation (salary, yearly bonus + equity).
• Career progression and internal mobility opportunities.
• Work-life balance through a hybrid working model.
• Unlimited PTO.

Salary Range

The Salary Range for this role is $200,000 - $245,000. At AvePoint, we strive to offer competitive, fair, and equitable total rewards. The listed salary range represents a good faith estimate, with final offers based on location, experience, skills, and qualifications. The listed range reflects base salary only; our total rewards include base salary, comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, unlimited PTO), and depending on the role, bonuses, commissions, or equity (RSUs). We welcome compensation discussions—apply even if your expectations fall outside the range.