Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Autodesk is a leading company in design and manufacturing software, committed to helping customers create innovative solutions. They are seeking a Senior Principal Data Scientist to lead the development of predictive models and analytics for their new AI-powered product platform, collaborating with various teams to enhance user experiences and product performance.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement predictive models to analyze and anticipate user behavior, intent, and outcomes across multi-agent workflows
- Define and establish data instrumentation, telemetry, and observability standards for agent-based systems and user interactions
- Develop frameworks and prototypes for analyzing and optimizing non-deterministic user experiences (including user interfaces) driven by AI agents
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate predictive intelligence into agent orchestration and decision-making systems
- Create analytical models and reporting frameworks to generate business intelligence, forecasting, and performance insights
- Guide experimentation strategies, including A/B testing, causal inference, and evaluation methodologies for agent performance
- Provide technical leadership and recommendations on data architecture, model selection, and system scalability
- Translate ambiguous, early-stage product questions into structured analytical programs with clear hypotheses, methods, and business impact
Skills
- 10+ years in data science or applied ML, with significant time in product analytics or user behavior modeling
- Demonstrated ability to conduct applied research, stay at the forefront of emerging AI technologies (LLMs, agentic systems, MCP, tool-use frameworks, RAG architectures), and translate new advances into practical product and measurement innovations
- Familiarity with modern AI evaluation approaches for AI-powered and agentic systems, including benchmark datasets, offline and online evaluation methodologies, LLM-as-a-Judge techniques, human-in-the-loop evaluations, and quality measurement for non-deterministic AI outputs
- Deep experience with predictive modeling — classification, survival analysis, sequence models, or LTV/propensity frameworks
- Fluency in designing instrumentation and event schemas for complex, stateful systems
- Demonstrated ability to define metrics and measurement frameworks for new product spaces
- Experience working on or adjacent to AI/ML-powered products — especially those with nondeterministic outputs
- Strong communicator who can translate modeling work into product and business language at the executive level
Benefits
- Annual cash bonuses
- Commissions for sales roles
- Stock grants
- A comprehensive benefits package
Company Overview
Autodesk develops 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, and media industries. It was founded in 1982, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.autodesk.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Autodesk has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 34 in 2026, 233 in 2025, 243 in 2024, 269 in 2023, 359 in 2022, 298 in 2021, 260 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.