Job Description
Data Scientist/Growth Engineer - Growth-Focused Role at a Fast-Moving AI Startup
San Francisco (Onsite) | Early-stage | High ownership
Our client is a fast-scaling, founder-led AI startup backed by top-tier investors. They’re building a high-output engineering team and looking for a Data Scientist to help drive growth through first-principles thinking and data-led strategy.
This isn’t a back-office analytics role - this is about being in the room where bets are made. You’ll work directly with founders to shape GTM strategy, analyze user behavior, and help define the playbook for scale.
What you’ll do:
- Analyze customer and usage data to find patterns that guide outbound, marketing, and product focus.
- Work hand-in-hand with the GTM team to identify high-conviction opportunities and eliminate wasted motion.
- Build the dashboards and reporting infra that inform the leadership team’s most critical decisions.
- Surface actionable insights fast - even when the data is messy, incomplete, or ambiguous.
- Help build a data-first culture across product, growth, and execs.
You might be a fit if:
- You’ve done data science or analytics in a high-growth environment (ideally early-stage or startup).
- You’re energized by helping a company find product-market fit and scale it.
- You’ve worked closely with sales, growth, or marketing teams before - and know how to translate insight into revenue.
- You’re sharp with SQL, Python, and modern BI tools - but more importantly, you know how to ask the right questions.
- Bonus: you’ve seen zero-to-one growth before, and you’re ready to do it again - faster.
Why this role?
- You’ll be one of the first data hires at a rocketship startup, with a direct line to the CEO and leadership team.
- Every insight you generate will inform how the company grows.
- You’ll work in a sharp, in-person team where output matters more than credentials.
- Real equity. Real ownership. Real impact.
We’re moving fast on this one - reach out if you want to be considered.